Lincoln to Colchester Town Train Tickets & Timetables

Lincoln Train Station to Colchester Townby train on average takes 4 hrs 7 mins

Lincoln Train Station to Colchester Town one way only

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Trains depart every 24 minutes
First train leaves Lincoln Train Station at 05:16
Last train leaves Lincoln Train Station at 18:35

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Lincoln to Colchester Town train times

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Lincoln Train Station facilities

Ticket office
- Ticket Office
  
  Yes
- Prepurchase Collection
  
  Yes
- Ticket Machine
  
  Yes
- Smartcard Issued
  
  Yes
- Smartcard Topup
  
  Ticket Office: Yes
  Ticket Machine: Yes
- Smartcard Validator
  
  Yes
- Smartcard Comments
  
  Collect and top your Smartcard at this location
- Penalty Fares
  
  Penalty fares apply for EM
Facilities
- Car Park
  
  Yes
- Seated Area
  
  Yes
- Waiting Room
  
  There are heated waiting rooms, along with sheltered platform waiting areas with accessible seating.
- Station Buffet
  
  Yes
  
  Cafe and vending machine.
- Toilets
  Yes
  The toilets are located on Platform 4. The National key toilets are located on Platform 3; these toilets are operated by a radar key. Toilet opening times:
  - Monday to Friday: 05:00 to 19:30
  - Saturday: 05:00 to 19:30
  - Sunday: 10:30 to 21:30
- Accessible toilets
  
  Yes
  
  The National key toilets are located on Platform 3; these toilets are operated by a radar key.
- Baby Change
  
  Yes
  
  Female toilets
- Telephones
  
  Yes
- Wi Fi
  
  No
  
  Find WiFi Hotspots around Lincoln Central station
- Post Box
  
  Yes
- Atm Machine
  
  Yes
- Shops
  
  Yes
- Rail replacement locations
  
  Outside the front of the station.
- CCTV
  
  Yes
Toilets
- Available
  
  Yes
- Location
  The toilets are located on Platform 4. The National key toilets are located on Platform 3; these toilets are operated by a radar key. Toilet opening times:
  - Monday to Friday: 05:00 to 19:30
  - Saturday: 05:00 to 19:30
  - Sunday: 10:30 to 21:30
- Accessible toilets
  
  Yes
  
  The National key toilets are located on Platform 3; these toilets are operated by a radar key.
Staffing and customer services
- Staffing Level
  
  Part time
- Lost property
  
  Yes
- Contact Details
  
  Url: https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
  
  03457 125678
- Available
  
  Yes
- Operator Name
  
  EMR 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.
- Information Available From Staff
  
  Yes - from help point
- Passenger Information Systems
  
  Departure Screens
  Arrival Screens
  Announcements
- Customer Help Points
  
  No
- Ticket gates
  
  Yes
Parking
- Contact Details
  
  £2.20 Evening car park fare is available from 1800 until 0230.
  This car park has Secure Station Accreditation.
  
  Url: https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
- Operator Name
  
  East Midlands Railway
- Name
  
  Station Car Park
- Spaces
  
  54
- Charges
  
  Daily: £7.50
  Weekly: £23.00
  Monthly: £75.00
  Three Monthly: £203.00
  Six Monthly: £406.00
  Annual: £750.00
  Saturday: £5.50
  Sunday: £5.50
  Note:
  £2.50 Evening car park fare is available from 1800 until 0230.
  £8.00 Weekend fare (from 1000 Friday - midnight Sunday) Tickets must be purchased from the ticket office.
  This car park has Secure Station Accreditation.
- Number Accessible Spaces
  
  2
- Accessible Car Park Equipment
  
  Yes
- Cctv
  
  No
Bicycle Facilities
- Spaces
  
  198
- Sheltered
  
  Yes
- Cctv
  
  Yes
- Location
  
  Between station front and St Marys Church
- Annotation
  
  Cycle hub open 24 hours. Changing facilities and toilet available.
- Type
  
  Compounds
Accessibility
- Helpline
  
  08000 11 33 23
  
  https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
- Staff Help Available
  
  05.00 - 23.59 Monday to Saturday
  08.30 - 23.59 Sunday
  Passenger Assistance meet and greet at the ticket office or ticket gates.
- Staff help available opening hours
  
  Mon-Fri 05:00 to 23:45
  Sat 05:00 to 22:45
  Sun 10:30 to 23:45
- Induction Loop
  
  Yes
- Accessible Ticket Machines
  
  Yes
  
  Fastticket
- Height Adjusted Ticket Office Counter
  
  Yes
  
  One accessible counter available
- Ramp For Train Access
  
  Yes
- Accessible Taxis
  
  all cabs on station rank are wheelchair accessible
- Accessible toilets
  
  Yes
  
  The National key toilets are located on Platform 3; these toilets are operated by a radar key.
- Step Free Access
  
  Category A station. This station has step free access to all platforms.
  This station doesn't have tactile paving at the edges of the platforms.
- Ticket Gates
  
  Yes
- Impaired Mobility Set Down
  
  No
- Wheelchairs Available
  
  Yes

Colchester Town facilities

Ticket office
- Ticket Office
  
  Yes
- Prepurchase Collection
  
  Yes
- Ticket Machine
  
  Yes
- Smartcard Issued
  
  Yes
- Smartcard Topup
  
  Ticket Office: Yes
  Ticket Machine: Yes
- Smartcard Validator
  
  Yes
- Smartcard Comments
  
  Greater Anglia Smartcards can be obtained from www.greateranglia.co.uk/smart
- Penalty Fares
  
  Penalty fares apply for LE
Facilities
- Car Park
  
  Yes
- Seated Area
  
  Yes
- Waiting Room
  
  The waiting room is located in the station building next to the ticket office, and is accessed from the station forecourt.
- Station Buffet
  
  Yes
  
  'Steam' kiosk serving hot and cold drinks, newspapers, confectionary, and pastries
  Self-service vending machine providing cold drinks and snacks
- Toilets
  
  Yes
  
  The toilets are located in the station building and are accessed via the waiting room. An accessible toilet is available in the female toilets, although a radar key is not required to access this facility. All toilets are scheduled to be open at the following times:
  Monday - Friday 06:30 - 14:50 Saturday 07:30 - 14:50 Sunday Closed
- Accessible toilets
  
  No
- Baby Change
  
  No
- Telephones
  
  No
- Wi Fi
  
  Yes
- Rail replacement locations
  
  On Saturday 16th and Saturday 23rd November 2024, buses will replace trains from Colchester Town station as part of pre-planned engineering works. The replacement buses will pick-up and drop-off at the bus stop adjacent to the Colchester Magistrates' Court building.
  When emergency rail replacement is in operation for service disruption, we arrange for local First Bus Group bus routes (61, 62, 65, and 66) to accept railway ticket holders between Colchester North station, Colchester Town station, and Hythe station.
- CCTV
  
  Yes
Toilets
- Available
  
  Yes
- Location
  
  The toilets are located in the station building and are accessed via the waiting room. An accessible toilet is available in the female toilets, although a radar key is not required to access this facility. All toilets are scheduled to be open at the following times:
  Monday - Friday 06:30 - 14:50 Saturday 07:30 - 14:50 Sunday Closed
- Accessible toilets
  
  No
Wifi
- Available
  
  Yes
Staffing and customer services
- Staffing Level
  
  Part time
- Lost property
  
  Yes
- Contact Details
  
  https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/lost-property
- Information Available From Staff
  
  Yes - from help point
  Yes - from ticket office
- Information Services Open
  
  Information is available from the ticket office during scheduled opening hours. Help points at this station are available for customers to use 24/7.
- Passenger Information Systems
  
  Departure Screens
  Announcements
- Customer Help Points
  Yes
  Help points can be found at the following location(s):
  - Platform 1 (for trains towards Colchester, London, and Walton-on-the-Naze) - At the entrance to the platform, fixed to the platform-facing wall of the station building
- Ticket gates
  
  No
Parking
- Contact Details
  
  https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
- Operator Name
  
  Local Council
- Name
  
  There is a Council managed car park behind the station
- Spaces
  
  0
- Number Accessible Spaces
  
  0
- Accessible Car Park Equipment
  
  Yes
- Accessible Car Park Equipment Note
  
  There is one disabled parking space available at the station
- Cctv
  
  No
Bicycle Facilities
- Spaces
  
  20
- Sheltered
  
  Yes
- Cctv
  
  No
- Location
  
  There are five cycle stands on the station forecourt, nearly opposite the ticket office window. There is also a sheltered cycle parking area providing five stands located on Platform 1 (for trains towards Colchester, London, and Walton-on-the-Naze).
- Type
  
  Stands
Accessibility
- Helpline
  
  0800 028 28 78
  
  https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
- Helpline opening hours
  
  Mon-Sun 08:00 to 20:00
- Staff Help Available
  
  Assistance at this station is provided by a staff member during ticket office opening hours. Conductors are only available on services running to/from Walton-on-the-Naze. Services to/from London Liverpool Street are Driver Only Operation (DOO) and outside normal staffing hours for this station, customers are advised to travel to the nearest staffed station, Colchester. Booking is recommended.
- Staff help available opening hours
  
  Mon-Fri 06:10 to 20:15
  Sat 07:00 to 18:45
- Induction Loop
  
  Yes
- Accessible Ticket Machines
  
  Yes
- Ramp For Train Access
  
  Yes
- Accessible Taxis
  
  Details of nearest taxis are shown on station information poster
- Nearest stations with more facilities
  
  Colchester
- Accessible toilets
  
  No
- Step Free Access
  
  This station has step free access to the single platform for trains towards Colchester, London, and Walton-on-the-Naze.
  This station is a category A station according to ORR station classification system. https://www.orr.gov.uk/media/10955
  Assistance meeting point is the ticket office.
- Ticket Gates
  
  No
- Impaired Mobility Set Down
  
  No

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Trains from Lincoln Train Stationto Colchester TownFrom £38.40

Lincoln Train Station to Colchester Townby train on average takes 4 hrs 7 mins

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