Station Details for Elsenham (Essex)

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Station Accessible information

• Step-free category:

  This station has step free access between platforms via the level crossing on Old Mead Road, approximately 50 metre walk between the two.

  This station is a category B1 station according to ORR station classification system. https://www.orr.gov.uk/media/10955

  Assistance meeting point is the platform.

• : B1
• Helpline:

  We want everyone to travel with confidence. That is why, if you are planning on travelling on national rail services, you can request an assistance booking in advance - now up to 2 hours before your journey is due to start, any time of the day. For more information about Passenger Assist and how to request an assistance booking via Passenger Assist, please click here.

• Help Points: 1
• Induction Loop: Induction loops are only in Help Points
• Accessible Toilets: No
• Changing Places: No
• Staff Assistance:
  • Driver only operated services. Assistance at this station is provided by a staff member during ticket office opening hours. Outside of these hours it is recommended that customers use Bishops Stortford (5 miles south) for trains to London or Cambridge. An approriate accessible taxi will be supplied for journeys to intermediate unstaffed stations.  Booking is recommended
• Train Ramp: Ramps are kept at this station to provide assistance
• Wheelchairs Available: No
• Passenger Assistance:
  • Ticket Office

    Meeting point is the ticket office when staffed. Part Time staffed station. Please check opening times on National Rail Enquiries.

  • Taxi

    Taxi is provided outside of station staffing hours.

• Drop-off / pick-up points:

  • Drop off and pick up point on Old Mead Road

    The drop-off and/or pick-up point is accessed via a controlled road crossing such as a pedestrian crossing

    This is a combined drop-off and pick-up point

    There is space for 1 vehicle at a time to drop-off and/or pick-up

    There is no Help Point close to the drop-off and/or pick-up point

  • Drop off and pick up point on Station Road

    The drop-off and/or pick-up point is on the same side of the road as the station

    This is a combined drop-off and pick-up point

    There is space for 1 vehicle at a time to drop-off and/or pick-up

    There is no Help Point close to the drop-off and/or pick-up point

• Accessible ticket counters:
  • Ticket office

    There are ticket counters here

    There is no Low-Level counter here

    There are only induction loops at high-level ticket counters

    There are no ticket machines here

• Accessible ticket machines:
  • Ticket buying and collection on Platform 1. There is space in front of the ticket machine to manoeuvre a wheelchair. The controls are at a suitable height for wheelchair users
  • Ticket buying and collection on Platform 2. There is space in front of the ticket machine to manoeuvre a wheelchair. The controls are at a suitable height for wheelchair users
• Printed local info:
• Announcements: Announcements are made both visually and audibly
• Customer service notes:

  Monday-Saturday 08:00-20:00Sunday 10:00-20:00Bank Holidays 09:00-18:00

  The hours shown are for the Customer Relations team on 0345 600 7245 (option 8).

  Closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

Station General information

• Station operator: Greater Anglia
• Ticket office:
  • Monday to Friday 06:00-13:30
  • Saturday 06:00-13:30
  • Sunday Unavailable
• Ticket machines:
  • Ticket buying and collection on Platform 1
  • Ticket buying and collection on Platform 2
• Collect online booked tickets: Yes
• London fare zone:
• Oyster card:
• Smartcard: Yes
• Contactless cards: No
• Sheltered waiting available: Yes
• Waiting rooms:
  • Waiting room on Platform 2
  • Waiting room on platform 1
• First class lounge: No
• Staffing level: Part Time
• Information from staff:
  • Yes - from help point
• Staff assistance:
  • Driver only operated services. Assistance at this station is provided by a staff member during ticket office opening hours. Outside of these hours it is recommended that customers use Bishops Stortford (5 miles south) for trains to London or Cambridge. An approriate accessible taxi will be supplied for journeys to intermediate unstaffed stations.  Booking is recommended
• Toilets:
• Baby changing available: No
• Transport links:
  • Replacement Bus.

    Replacement transport stop at the junction of Station Road and New Road bus stop

  • Bus.

    Local bus services

• CCTV available: Yes
• WiFi available:

  Find WiFi Hotspots around Elsenham station

• Refreshments:

  By entrance to platform 2

• Shops:
• Luggage storage: No
• Lost property: Yes
• ATM machine: No
• Currency exchange: No
• Postbox: No
• Defibrillator available: No
• Trolleys available: No
• Cycle storage: 12 spaces. Stands. Sheltered.

  On each platform

• Car parks:
• Taxi rank available: No
• Customer information screens:

Station lift information

• No lift information available