Royston

Address

Royston Station
Kneesworth Street
Royston
SG8 5AH

Ticket office

Monday to Friday: 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Saturday: 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Sunday: 9:15 AM to 5:30 PM

Station details

Alerts

The lift information for this station cannot be validated. If you require lift information please call the National Rail Contact Centre on 03457 484950

General information

Station Operator:
GN
Station Code:
RYS
Staffing Level:
fullTime
CCTV:
Yes

Ticket buying & collection

Oyster Pre Pay:
No
Oyster Validator:
No
Smartcard Issued:
Yes
Smartcard Validaton:
Yes
Oyster Comments:
<p>Oyster cannot be used at this station.</p>
Oyster Topup:
No
Prepurchase Collection:
Yes
Smartcard Topup:
No
Ticket Machine:
Yes
Penalty Fares:
Applicable Operators: Southeastern

Passenger services

Lost Property Contact Available:
No
Website:
Go to website
Ticket Gate:
Yes
Customer Help Points:
Yes

Station facilities

ATM Machine:
No
Baby Change:
Yes
Seated Area:
No
Passenger Information Systems:
DepartureScreens, Announcements
Shops:
Yes
Station Buffet:
Yes
Telephones (Cards & Coins):
No
Toilets:
Yes
Toilets Note:

Platform 1

Waiting Room:
No
Waiting Room Note:

Heated waiting rooms are available on both platforms.

Car parking

Car parking:
Yes

Station Car Park

Operator:
APCOA Parking UK
Spaces:
517
Accessible Spaces:
9
Accessible Spaces Note:

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.

The car park at this station is controlled by automatic number plate recognition (ANPR), please ensure you follow the signage displayed in the car park to register your car for free parking as well as displaying your Blue Badge.

Accessible Car Park Equipment:
No
Car Parking Contact Available:
No
Phone number:
01895 262122
Website:
Go to website

Cycling

Cycle Storage Availability:
Yes
Sheltered:
Yes
Spaces:
178
Type:
Racks
Location:

Platform 1 station entrance and car park / Platform 2 car park

Cycle Storage CCTV:
Yes

Other transport

Location for rail replacement services:

Please click the link for details regarding the rail replacement bus location.

Taxi Rank:
Yes
Taxi Rank Note:

Yes

Bus Service:
Yes
Bus Service Note:

Information to plan your onward journey is available in the ‘Onward Travel Information Map’, located in the ‘Maps’ section below.

Accessibility

Accessible Public Telephones:
No
Accessible Toilets:
Yes
Induction Loop:
Yes
Wheelchairs Available:
Yes
Ramp For Train Access:
Yes
Step Free Access:
No
Step Free Access Note:

This is a Category B1 station: Step-free access to both platforms via separate entrances. Access between platforms via the street, steep in places.

Assistance Meeting Point is the taxi bay at the front of the station.

This station does not have tactile surfaces along all platform edges. Please pay attention to where the platform surface changes from smooth to paved or contact us for assistance.

Accessible Taxis:
No
Accessible Ticket Machines:
Yes
Accessible Ticket Machines Note:

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 so please check the station access note for further details

Impaired Mobility Set Down:
Yes
Impaired Mobility Set Down Note:

Located at the front of the station

Helpline Contact:
Yes
Helpline Contact (Phone number):

For help with planning your journey, or to book assistance, please contact our assisted travel helpline on:

  • Phone - 0800 058 2844
  • Textphone - 0800 138 1018

Helpline Contact Note:

The assisted helpline is not available on Christmas Day.

Helpline Opening Hours:
Monday to Sunday 24 hours
Staff Help Available:
Yes
Staff Help Available Note:

A staff-operated ramp is required for step-free access between train and platform at this station. Station staff are usually available at the times listed below.

Assisted Travel:

Staff are available at this station at all times for providing assistance getting on and off the train and assistance around the station and to the platform. Assistance can be provided unbooked (turn up and go) or pre booked up to two hours before departure by contacting Assisted Travel.

Whether you pre book assistance or travel unbooked, please contact a member of staff on arrival. 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:

Accessibility at the station - Great Northern.

The information in this document was generated 4/26/2024 2:13:52 PM