Thetford Station | Trains to Thetford

Thetford station lies just to the north of the town centre and the River Little Ouse. Trains run through here on the Breckland Line between Cambridge and Norwich and the long-distance line between Liverpool Lime Street and Norwich. Eastbound there are usually two trains an hour to Norwich, and westbound there's one per hour to Cambridge and another to Liverpool Lime Street (via Nottingham, Sheffield and Manchester), both stopping at Ely, where you can catch services to Stansted Airport and London stations. The original flint building at Thetford station opened in 1845, with the red-brick extension added later in 1889 - look up as you enter and you'll see the date engraved above the door. These days a lot of visitors come to the area to enjoy nearby Thetford Forest, a huge expanse of pine forest with walking, cycling and sculpture trails plus several important archaeological sites. Thetford station is also the nearest station for Center Parcs Elveden Forest.

Station details & facilities

You'll find the main entrance and ticket office off Canterbury Way with a car park, taxi rank and cycle lockers outside. There is also cycle storage on both platforms. Straight through the ticket office, you'll find platform 2 for trains towards Norwich, and there's also a ticket machine. Platform 1 is for trains towards Cambridge and Liverpool Lime Street. Access between platforms is via stairs and a footbridge. Step-free access to platform 1 is via Station Lane.

Ticket Machine :
Staff help available : False
Ticket Office opening hours :
Day Opening Hours
Weekdays 07:00 - 13:30
Saturday 07:00 - 13:30
Sunday Closed
Oyster Prepay : False
Oyster topup : False
Oyster validator : False

Postbox : False
Telephones :
Telephones type : Coins and cards
Staff Help Notes :
Please note that assistance is only available during the station staffed hours (see above), unless pre-booked.
Customer Service Notes :
Monday-Saturday 08:00-20:00ÿ
Sunday 10:00-20:00ÿ
Bank Holidays 09:00-18:00ÿ

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

Closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

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Customer help points :

Toilets available :
Showers : False
Baby change : False

Wifi available :
Wifi notes :
Find WiFi Hotspots around Thetford station
Web kiosk : False

Carpark opening hours :
Day Opening Hours
Weekdays Open 24 hours
Saturday Open 24 hours
Sunday Open 24 hours
Carpark name : Station Car Park
Carpark operator : National Car Parks Ltd
Car parking spaces : 35
Car parking charges :
Annual £305.50
Daily £2.20
Monthly £30.90
Off-peak £1.90
Weekly £8.20

Day	Opening Hours
Weekdays	Open 24 hours
Saturday	Open 24 hours
Sunday	Open 24 hours

Annual	£305.50
Daily	£2.20
Monthly	£30.90
Off-peak	£1.90
Weekly	£8.20

Cycle storage available :
Cycle storage spaces : 36
Sheltered cycle storage :
Cycle storage CCTV : False
Cycle storage location : Platforms
Cycle storage notes :
36ÿSheffield Stand spaces

Step-free access : Part of station
Step-free access notes :
Step free access to each platform, but not between platforms.
Ramps for train access :
Wheelchairs available :
Induction Loop :
Accessible ticket machines :
Accessible Booking Office counter :
Accessible taxis : unknown
Accessible taxis notes :
Details of nearest taxis are shown on station information poster

Trains to Thetford

Address

Station Road, Thetford, IP24 1AH

Ticket Office Hours

Day	Opening Hours
Weekdays	07:00 - 13:30
Saturday	07:00 - 13:30
Sunday	Closed

Thetford Live Departures

Latest

Buses replace trains between Ely and Peterborough. More details can be found in Latest Travel News.