Trains to Millennium Seed Bank | Nearest Train Station

The Millennium Seed Bank is home to an underground treasure trove of over 2.4 billion seeds from around the world, keeping them safe and conserving them for the future.

Visit the official Kew website here for more information about visiting the Millenium Seed Bank.

Getting to the Millennium Seed Bank is possible by train if you hop off at Balcombe station (or Three Bridges). You will though either need to catch the 272 bus service to Wakehurst Place Drive which drops you off outside the entrance to the Royal Botanic Gardens or hail a taxi which takes around 14 minutes.

Ticket office

Ticket Machine	Available
Staff help	Unavailable
Staffing level	The staff is available at specific times. Please check at the station.
Oyster Prepay	Unavailable
Oyster topup	Unavailable
Oyster validator	Unavailable
Pre-purchase collection	Unavailable

Luggage

Left Luggage	Unavailable
Left Luggage Website	https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
Lost Property	Available
Lost Property Website	https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/

Facilities

Shops	Unavailable
Postbox	Unavailable
Telephones	Unavailable
Telephone types	Cards and coins
Station Buffet	Unavailable
ATM	Unavailable
Bureau de Change	Unavailable
Tourist Information Office	Unavailable
Nearest station with more facilities	This is a Category B1 station: Step-free access via ramp from car park to platform 1 (for trains to London). Footbridge with steps to platform 2 (for trains to Brighton). Assistance Meeting Point is the Ticket Office.

Toilets

Toilets	Unavailable
Showers	Unavailable
Baby change	Unavailable

WiFi

WiFi	Available
WiFi notes	Find WiFi Hotspots around this station
Web kiosk	Unavailable

Staffing and customer service

Staff Help notes	No - due to limited staff availability.
Customer help points	Available
CCTV	Available

Parking

Carpark name	Station Car Park
Carpark operator	Saba UK - www.sabaparking.co.uk/southern-railway

Bicycle Facilities

Cycle storage	Available
Cycle storage spaces	12
Sheltered cycle storage	Unavailable
Cycle storage CCTV	Available
Cycle storage notes	Car park
Cycle storage notes	There is cycle storage available.

Accessibility

Step-free access	Step free access is not available at the station.
Ramps for train access	Unavailable
Wheelchairs	Unavailable
Induction Loop	Available
Accessible ticket machines	Available
Accessible Booking Office counter	Unavailable
Accessible taxis	Accessible taxis are not available at this station, please see below for more information on the nearest station
Accessible taxis notes	Balcombe station has neither a taxi rank nor a cab office. Consider using the following alternative stations: Haywards Heath station or Three Bridges station.

First Class Lounge

Departures
Arrivals

Departing to	Train	Time	Platform	Status
to Bedford	Thameslink	07:39	1	On time
to Brighton	Thameslink	07:40	2	Late
to Brighton	Thameslink	07:56	2	On time
to Bedford	Thameslink	08:09	1	On time
to Brighton	Thameslink	08:26	2	On time

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Arriving from	Train	Time	Platform	Status
from Bedford	Thameslink	07:39	2	Late
from Brighton	Thameslink	07:39	1	On time
from Bedford	Thameslink	07:56	2	On time
from Brighton	Thameslink	08:09	1	On time
from Bedford	Thameslink	08:26	2	On time

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Millennium Seed Bank

Station details & facilities

Ticket office

Luggage

Facilities

Toilets

WiFi

Staffing and customer service

Parking

Bicycle Facilities

Accessibility

First Class Lounge

Departures and arrivals from Balcombe

Departures

Arrivals

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