Trains from Gainsborough Lea Road
to Thorpe-le-Soken
From £43.50
Gainsborough Lea Road to Thorpe-le-Sokenby train on average takes 4 hrs 43 mins
Gainsborough Lea Road to Thorpe-le-Soken one way only
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from £43.50
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- Trains depart every 10 minutes
- First train leaves Gainsborough Lea Road at 07:04
- Last train leaves Gainsborough Lea Road at 19:48
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Gainsborough Lea Road to Thorpe-le-Soken train times
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Gainsborough Lea Road facilities
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Ticket office
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Ticket OfficeNo
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Ticket MachineYes
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Smartcard IssuedNo
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Smartcard ValidatorYes
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Penalty FaresPenalty fares apply for EM
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Facilities
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Car ParkYes
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Seated AreaNo
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Waiting RoomNo
no
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Station BuffetNo
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ToiletsNo
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Accessible toiletsNo
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Baby ChangeNo
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TelephonesNo
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Wi Fi
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Rail replacement locations
On the main road adjacent to the front of the Station
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CCTVYes
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Toilets
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Accessible toiletsNo
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Staffing and customer services
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Staffing Levelunstaffed
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Lost propertyYes
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Contact Details
Url: https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/03457 125678 -
AvailableNo
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Operator NameEMR lost property office is located at Nottingham. We will try to contact the owner if they can be identified, the item will be kept for 3 months (unless it is perishable) and a record is kept.
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Information Available From StaffYes - from help point
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Customer Help PointsYes
Footpath from Car Park to Ramp to Platform 1
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Ticket gatesNo
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Parking
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Contact Details
Url: https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/ -
Operator NameEast Midlands Railway
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NameStation Car Park
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Spaces12
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Number Accessible Spaces0
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Accessible Car Park EquipmentYes
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CctvNo
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Bicycle Facilities
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Spaces0
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ShelteredNo
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CctvYes
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Accessibility
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Helpline
08000 11 33 23
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Staff Help Available
Assistance provided by on-train staff.
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Staff help available opening hours
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Induction LoopYes
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Accessible Ticket MachinesNo
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Ramp For Train AccessNo
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Accessible Taxis
Taxi number displayed on useful information poster.
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Accessible Public Telephones
none
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Accessible toiletsNo
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Step Free Access
Category B.
Ramp provided by on-train staff.
Both platforms have step free access via ramps with a moderate gradient. However both ramps are 60 meters in length. Access between platforms is via a subway.
This station has tactile paving at the edge of platform 2 but not at the edge of platform 1.
Ramp provided by on-train staff.
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Ticket GatesNo
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Impaired Mobility Set DownNo
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Station Message
Thorpe-le-Soken station has no step free access. Interchange between trains here is possible if assistance is requested either on board or is pre-booked, however passengers arriving at the station who wish to travel on Greater Anglia train services are required to cross to the two platforms via a stepped footbridge. Mobility impaired passengers or those with heavy luggage are therefore advised to travel from Clacton-on-Sea or Kirby Cross stations.
Thorpe-le-Soken facilities
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Ticket office
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Ticket OfficeNo
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Prepurchase CollectionYes
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Ticket MachineYes
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Smartcard IssuedNo
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Smartcard TopupYes
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Smartcard ValidatorYes
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Smartcard Comments
Tickets can be collected on Smartcard at this station
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Penalty FaresPenalty fares apply for LE
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Facilities
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Car ParkYes
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Seated AreaYes
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Waiting Room
The main waiting room is directly opposite the bottom of the footbridge steps that lead to / from Platforms 1 and 2. Another waiting room is located next to the female toilets on Platform 2.
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Station BuffetNo
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ToiletsYes
The toilets are located in the station building next to the former signal box, with male toilets accessed from Platform 1 and female toilets accessed from Platform 2.
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Accessible toiletsNo
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Baby ChangeNo
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TelephonesNo
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Wi Fi
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Post BoxYes
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Rail replacement locations
Rail replacement bus services pick up and drop off at the entrance to the station carpark.
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CCTVYes
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Toilets
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AvailableYes
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Location
The toilets are located in the station building next to the former signal box, with male toilets accessed from Platform 1 and female toilets accessed from Platform 2.
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Accessible toiletsNo
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Staffing and customer services
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Staffing LevelPart time
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Lost propertyYes
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Contact Detailshttps://www.greateranglia.co.uk/lost-property
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Information Available From StaffYes - from help point
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Information Services Open
Welcome Hosts are based at this station and while they do travel to other stations on the route as well, they are on duty as per the timings shown above. Help points are also available for customers to use 24/7.
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Passenger Information SystemsDeparture Screens
Announcements -
Customer Help PointsYes
Help points can be found at the following location(s):
- At the entrance to the station and adjacent to the accessible car parking bays, fixed to the brick wall
- Platform 1 - At the bottom of the footbridge steps, fixed to the brick wall on the outside of the waiting room
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Ticket gatesNo
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Parking
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Contact Details
Email Address: [email protected]
Url: https://www.ncp.co.uk/find-a-car-park/car-parks/thorpe-le-soken-stn-g-anglia/0345 050 7080 -
Operator NameNational Car Parks Ltd
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NameStation Car Park
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Spaces65
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ChargesOff-peak: £5.20
Daily: £6.30
Weekly: £25.00
Monthly: £115.00
Three Monthly: £330.00
Annual: £1,145.00
Saturday: £4.20
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Number Accessible Spaces1
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Accessible Car Park EquipmentYes
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CctvNo
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Bicycle Facilities
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Spaces38
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ShelteredYes
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CctvYes
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Location
There are three cycle stands next to the station entrance, and a further 32 sheltered cycle parking spaces are located between the station entrance and the footbridge steps.
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TypeStands
Racks
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Accessibility
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Helpline
0800 028 28 78
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Helpline opening hoursMon-Sun 08:00 to 20:00
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Staff Help Available
Assistance at this station is provided by a staff member during staffing hours. On board conductors also operate on this route and can provide assistance to board and alight at all times. Booking is recommended.
What assistance is available for customers using this station?
- Board and alight
- Ramp assistance (although please be aware that this station has no step free access)
- Luggage (on and off train only)
- Ticket sale on board
How can Turn Up And Go (TUAG) assistance be requested by customers using this station?
- By speaking with a member of station staff
- By calling 0345 600 7245 (option 4)
- By selecting the help button on the ticket machine at this station
- By using one of the two Help Points at this station
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Staff help available opening hoursMon-Fri 06:30 to 21:30
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Induction LoopYes
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Accessible Ticket MachinesYes
Please note, in order to prevent any antisocial behaviour we are not accepting cash payments at this station's ticket machines until further notice.
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Ramp For Train AccessYes
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Accessible Taxis
Details of nearest taxis are shown on station information poster
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Nearest stations with more facilitiesClacton-on-SeaColchester
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Accessible toiletsNo
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Step Free Access
Thorpe-le-Soken station has no step free access. Interchange between trains here is possible if assistance is requested either on board or is pre-booked, however passengers arriving at the station who wish to travel on Greater Anglia train services are required to cross to the two platforms via a stepped footbridge. Mobility impaired passengers or those with heavy luggage are therefore advised to travel from Clacton-on-Sea or Kirby Cross stations.
This station is a category C station according to ORR station classification system. https://www.orr.gov.uk/media/10955
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Ticket GatesNo
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Impaired Mobility Set DownNo
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Wheelchairs AvailableYes
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