Nottingham to Colchester Town Train Tickets & Timetables

Nottingham Train Station to Colchester Townby train on average takes 3 hrs 44 mins

Nottingham Train Station to Colchester Town one way only

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Trains depart every 23 minutes
First train leaves Nottingham Train Station at 05:14
Last train leaves Nottingham Train Station at 19:17

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Nottingham to Colchester Town train times

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Nottingham 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
- First Class Lounge
  
  No
  
  Located
  Between Platform 4/5 - Currently Closed.
  Tickets Accepted
  All First Class ticket holders
  Facilities
  All First Class ticket holders
  Refreshments
  Complimentary tea and coffee & newspapers
  Wi-Fi
  Yes
  Showers
  No
- Seated Area
  
  No
- Waiting Room
  
  There is an Assisted Travel Lounge located at the front of the train stations, once you pass through the barriers. Heating waiting rooms on all platforms except platform 7, along with sheltered platform waiting areas with accessible seating (all platforms).
- Trolleys
  
  Yes
- Station Buffet
  
  Yes
  
  Cafes and vending machines.
- Toilets
  Yes
  The toilets are located on the Southern Concourse, Platform 1/3 and Platform 5/6. The National key toilets are located on the Southern Concourse, Platform 1/3 and Platform 5/6; these toilets are operated by a radar key. Toilet opening times:
  - Monday to Friday: 06:00 to 20:00
  - Saturday: 06:00 to 20:00
  - Sunday: 07:15 to 20:00
- Accessible toilets
  
  Yes
  
  The National key toilets are located on the Southern Concourse, Platform 1/3 & Platform 5/6; these toilets are operated by a radar key.
- Baby Change
  
  Yes
- Telephones
  
  Yes
- Wi Fi
  
  No
  
  Find WiFi Hotspots around Nottingham station
- Atm Machine
  
  Yes
- Shops
  
  Yes
- Rail replacement locations
  
  Rail replacement buses will pick up and drop off from Carrington Street, at the front of the station.
- CCTV
  
  Yes
Toilets
- Available
  
  Yes
- Location
  The toilets are located on the Southern Concourse, Platform 1/3 and Platform 5/6. The National key toilets are located on the Southern Concourse, Platform 1/3 and Platform 5/6; these toilets are operated by a radar key. Toilet opening times:
  - Monday to Friday: 06:00 to 20:00
  - Saturday: 06:00 to 20:00
  - Sunday: 07:15 to 20:00
- Accessible toilets
  
  Yes
  
  The National key toilets are located on the Southern Concourse, Platform 1/3 & Platform 5/6; these toilets are operated by a radar key.
Staffing and customer services
- Staffing Level
  
  Full time
- Lost property
  
  Yes
- Contact Details
  
  Url: https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
  
  03457 125678
- Available
  
  Yes
- Operator Name
  
  East Midlands Railway 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 information point
  Yes - from ticket office
- Passenger Information Systems
  
  Departure Screens
  Arrival Screens
  Announcements
- Customer Help Points
  
  Yes
- Ticket gates
  
  Yes
Parking
- Contact Details
  
  £3.00 Evening car park fare is available from 1800 until 0230.
  
  Url: https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
- Name
  
  Station Car Park
- Spaces
  
  957
- Charges
  
  Daily: £9.50
  Weekly: £29.00
  Monthly: £95.00
  Three Monthly: £257.00
  Annual: £950.00
  Saturday: £5.00
  Sunday: £5.00
  Note:
  £3.00 Evening car park fare is available from 1800 until 0230.
- Number Accessible Spaces
  
  45
- Accessible Car Park Equipment
  
  Yes
- Cctv
  
  Yes
Bicycle Facilities
- Spaces
  
  140
- Sheltered
  
  Yes
- Cctv
  
  Yes
- Location
  
  Cycle hub located on ground floor of multi-storey car park on Queens Road.
  Additional stands in secure compound adjacent to Platform 1 on Station Road.
- Annotation
  
  Cycle hub open 24 hours. Changing facilities and toilet available. Cycle repairs available at Russell's Bicycle Shed.
- Type
  
  Compounds
  Stands
Accessibility
- Helpline
  
  08000 11 33 23
  
  https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
- Staff Help Available
  
  Passenger Assistance meeting point is located in the main concourse at the ticket gates.
- Staff help available opening hours
  
  Mon-Sun 24h
- Induction Loop
  
  Yes
- Accessible Ticket Machines
  
  Yes
- Height Adjusted Ticket Office Counter
  
  Yes
- Ramp For Train Access
  
  Yes
- Accessible Taxis
  
  Taxi number displayed on useful information poster at station.
- Accessible Public Telephones
  
  none
- Accessible toilets
  
  Yes
  
  The National key toilets are located on the Southern Concourse, Platform 1/3 & Platform 5/6; these toilets are operated by a radar key.
- Step Free Access
  
  This is a category A access station. There are lifts available to all platforms and there is level and ramp access to the concourse and ticket office/machines.
  This station has tactile paving at the edge of each platform.
- Ticket Gates
  
  Yes
- Impaired Mobility Set Down
  
  Yes
- Wheelchairs Available
  
  Yes
First Class lounge
- Available
  
  No
- Details
  
  Located
  Between Platform 4/5 - Currently Closed.
  Tickets Accepted
  All First Class ticket holders
  Facilities
  All First Class ticket holders
  Refreshments
  Complimentary tea and coffee & newspapers
  Wi-Fi
  Yes
  Showers
  No

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 Nottingham Train Stationto Colchester TownFrom £79.40

Nottingham Train Station to Colchester Townby train on average takes 3 hrs 44 mins

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