Assisted travel information
See below for times when this station is staffed. Our Mobile Assistance Team is available to help you to complete your journey from this station if it is unstaffed.
Assistance can be pre booked up to two hours before departure by contacting Assisted Travel.
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.
When the station is unstaffed, you can arrange assistance on arrival by:
- Pressing the “emergency & assisted travel” button on a station Help Point
- Calling our freephone number: 0800 138 1016
- Texting us on 07970 511077
We will then arrange for our Mobile Assistance Team assist you boarding the train.
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:
Accessibility at the station - Southern.
Assisted travel contact details
If you require assistance on your journey, please contact our assisted travel helpline to discuss your requirements on: Email - comments@southernrailway.com | Phone - 0800 138 1016 | Textphone - 0800 138 1018
Assisted travel opening hours
The assisted helpline is not available on Christmas Day.
Monday to Sunday – 24 hours