Beccles

Beccles station, Station Road, Beccles, Suffolk
NR34 9QJ

Station Message

Please note that with immediate effect, Beccles will not be served by the main Rail Replacement bus when rail replacement is in operation. It will be served by a smaller shuttle bus service, which is the largest vehicle that can safely turn in the station car park, and this will operate between Halesworth, Beccles, Oulton Broad South, and Lowestoft. Customers travelling to/from Beccles who are travelling to/from stations between Halesworth and Ipswich will need to transfer from the shuttle bus service to the main Rail Replacement coach service at Halesworth. The smaller shuttle bus services pick up and drop off in the station car park at Beccles, just outside the station.

Beccles at a glance

  • Ticket Office
  • Ticket Machine
  • Prepurchase Collection
  • Car Park
  • Step Free Access
  • Toilets
  • WiFi
  • Bus Services
  • Cycle Storage Sheltered

Station details

Accessibility Information

There is information about accessibility

Accessible Public Telephones

Yes

Accessible Ticket Machines

Yes

Customer Help Points

Beccles Passenger Assistance Meeting Point 0:

Platform


Meeting point is on the platform. Unstaffed station, assistance provided by conductor.

Impaired Mobility Set Down

Yes

Nearest Accessible Stations

Lowestoft

Passenger Assistance

Beccles Passenger Assistance Meeting Point 0
Location :

Platform


Meeting point is on the platform. Unstaffed station, assistance provided by conductor.

Ramp For Train Access

Ramps are kept at this station to provide assistance

Staff Help Available

This station is not staffed. Assistance can be provided by the conductor on board, but booking is recommended to avoid any delay to your journey.

What assistance is available for customers using this station?

  • Board and alight
  • Ramp assistance
  • 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 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

Assistance meeting point is on the platform.

Step Free Access

B2, (refer to quick reference guide)

Please note that although this station is classified step free, the ramped overbridge between the platforms is quite steep. As the station is not staffed, wheelchair users may wish to consider bringing a companion along to assist them either getting to or from Platform 1 (for trains arriving from Lowestoft, or towards Halesworth, Saxmundham, and Ipswich).

This station is a category B2 station according to ORR station classification system. https://www.orr.gov.uk/media/10955

Assistance meeting point is on the platform.

Step Free Category

B2, (refer to quick reference guide)

This station does not offer

Accessible Parking, Accessible Taxis, Accessible Booking Office Counter, Escalator Information, Height Adjusted Ticket Office Counter, Induction Loop, Lifts, National Key Toilets, Ticket Barriers, Wheelchairs Available

Penalty Fares

Applicable Operators: Greater Anglia

Prepurchase Collection

Collect from Ticket Machine

Ticket Machine

Yes

Ticket Machine Accessibility

Ticket buying and collection
Manoeuvring Space : There is space in front of the ticket machine to manoeuvre a wheelchair
Wheelchair Height : The controls are at a suitable height for wheelchair users

This station does not offer

Contactless, London Fare Zone, Oyster, Smartcards, Ticket Office, Travel Centre

Car Park - Station Car Park

Name : Station Car Park
Spaces : 10
CCTV : No
Free Parking : Yes
Operator : Greater Anglia
Email : contactcentre@greateranglia.co.uk

Cycle Storage Location

There is one cycle stand to the far left of the station car park, near the motorcycle parking area. Three more cycle stands are next to the wall of the old station building on Platform 2 (for trains towards Lowestoft), and one cycle locker is just around the corner of the same building.

A sheltered cycle parking area providing three cycle stands is on Platform 1 (for trains towards Halesworth, Saxmundham, and Ipswich), between the entrance to this platform and the overbridge.

Cycle Storage Sheltered

Yes

Cycle Storage Spaces

15 spaces

Cycle Storage Type

Lockers, Stands

Cycle Storage Availability

Yes

Drop Off Pick Up

Drop-off Points
Point 1: Drop-off/pick-up
Same Side As Station: The drop-off and/or pick-up point is on the same side of the road as the station
Waiting Area: This is a combined drop-off and pick-up point
Facility Type:
Car Capacity: There is space for more than 5 vehicles to drop-off and/or pick-up
Ramp Deployable:
Help Point: There is no Help Point close to the drop-off and/or pick-up point

Parking Spaces

10

Rail Replacement Services

Please note that with immediate effect, Beccles will not be served by the main Rail Replacement bus when rail replacement is in operation. It will be served by a smaller shuttle bus service, which is the largest vehicle that can safely turn in the station car park, and this will operate between Halesworth, Beccles, Oulton Broad South, and Lowestoft. Customers travelling to/from Beccles who are travelling to/from stations between Halesworth and Ipswich will need to transfer from the shuttle bus service to the main Rail Replacement coach service at Halesworth. The smaller shuttle bus services pick up and drop off in the station car park at Beccles, just outside the station.

This station does not offer

Airport, Bus Services, Car Hire, Cycle Hire, Cycle Storage Cctv, Port, Rail Replacement Maps, Taxi Rank

Announcements

Announcements are made both visually and audibly

Customer Service

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.

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.

Information Available

Yes - from help point

Staffing Level

Unstaffed

This station does not offer

Help Points, Left Luggage

CCTV

Yes

Information Points

There are no information points

Pay Phones

Yes

Post Box

Yes

Refreshment Facilities

This station does not offer

Atm Machine, Baby Change, Bureau De Change, Defibrillator, First Class Lounge, Limited Service, Printed Local Information, Request Stop, Shops, Toilets, Trolleys, Waiting Room, WiFi

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