Address
Railway Road
Downham Market
PE38 9EN
Ticket office
General information
Ticket buying & collection
Passenger services
Assistance can be provided via the help points, located on the platforms, at all times of the day.
The Assistance Meeting Point is by the ticket office.
Station facilities
Toilet located on platform 1.
Toilets are available during staffed hours.
A heated waiting room is available on platforms 1 and 2 between 05:40 and 17:30.
Access to the waiting shelter on platform 1 is not step free.
Car parking
Station Car Park
Free parking is offered to all Blue Badge holders.
Please ensure that your Blue Badge is displayed at all times when parking at any Thameslink, Southern or Great Northern station car parks.
If dedicated Blue Badge bays are occupied, please park within any available standard bay (excluding premier bays) and display your Blue Badge.
Cycling
Located by the station entrance.
Cycles are left at owners risk. Abandoned cycles may be removed.
Other transport
Please click the link for details regarding the rail replacement bus location.
A taxi rank is available at the front of the station.
Information to plan your onward journey is available in the ‘Onward Travel Information Map’, located in the ‘Maps’ section below.
Accessibility
This is a Category B1 station: Step-free access to both platforms via separate entrances. Access between platforms via the street and a level crossing.
The Assistance Meeting Point is by the ticket office.
All Great Northern ticket machines are able to sell tickets with Disabled Persons Railcard discounts.
Ticket machines are of an accessible design, however their location and the station itself may not be. Please check the station map or the 'step free access' section before making your way to the station.
Located at the front of the station
For help with planning your journey or to book assistance, please contact our assisted travel helpline to discuss your requirements on:
- Phone - 0800 058 2844
- Textphone - 0800 138 1018
The assisted travel helpline is not available on Christmas Day.
Saturday 7:10 AM to 1:30 PM
Sunday Unavailable
Our Mobile Assistance Team is available to help you to complete your journey from this station if it is unstaffed.
If you have not booked assistance and require help boarding at this station, then on arrival please contact this team by either:
- pressing the 'emergency & assisted travel' Help Point button
- calling us on the freephone number 0808 168 1238 - Please note this is for immediate assistance only
- texting us on 07970 511077
We will then arrange for our Mobile Assistance Team to reach you in good time before your train is scheduled to depart.
Whether you pre-book your assistance or prefer more flexibility, we recommend arriving 20 minutes before your train is scheduled to depart.
If you choose to travel unbooked (turn up and go), when the station is staffed, our station staff can provide assistance getting on and off the train and assistance around the station and to the platform. Please contact a member of staff on arrival.
Trains calling at this station do not have on board staff. Alternatively, you can arrange assistance by:
- Pressing the “emergency & assisted travel” button on a station Help Point
- Calling our freephone number: 0800 058 2844
- Texting us on 0800 138 1018
Whether you pre book assistance or travel on a 'turn up and go' basis, we recommend arriving 20 minutes prior to your train departing. This is to allow us to make sure arrangements are in place at your destination, or interchange, station such as the availability of staff and lifts. If there is insufficient time to check these arrangements, we may assist you onto the next available train.
For further information on assisted travel please see:
The information in this document was generated 4/23/2024 6:41:46 AM