Cowden (Kent) Train Station

• NO Waiting room
• YES Ticket machine
• NO Toilet
• YES Impaired Access Staff

Station facilities

• Accessibility
  • Accessible Public Telephones No
  • Accessible Taxis No
  • First Class Lounge No
  • Help Points YES Yes
  • Impaired Accessible Booking Office Counter No
  • Impared Access Staff YES Yes
  • Impared Access Ticket Gate No
  • Impaired Accessible Ticket Machines YES Yes
  • Induction Loop No
  • Impaired Mobility Set Down YES Yes
  • National Key Toilets No
  • Ramp for Train Access YES Yes
  • Wheel chairs Available No
  • Impaired Access Helpline Hours Monday - Sunday - open 24h
  • Impaired Access Staff Help Hours Monday - Friday
    Saturday
    Sunday
  • Accesible Ticket Machine

    All Southern 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.

  • Helpline YES Yes
  • Helpline Contact Details

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

    • Phone - 0800 138 1016
    • Textphone - 0800 138 1018
    
    Phone number: 0800 138 1016
    
  • Helpline Contact URL https://www.southernrailway.com/travel-information/travel-help/assisted-travel
  • Impared Mobility Set Down

    Whilst there is no dedicated area, there is ample space for impaired mobility set down / pick up at the front of the station

  • Step Free Access

    This is a Category A station: This station has step-free access to all platforms.

    The Assistance Meeting Point is on the platform.

    
    Coverage: whole Station
  • Step Free Access Coverage No Part of Station
  • Helpline Open Note

    The assisted travel helpline is not available on Christmas Day.

    
    

• Baggage Services
  • Left Luggage: Available No

• Bus information
  • Bus Service: Availability YES Yes
  • Bus Service: Note Information to plan your onward journey is available in a printable format  here (http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/posters/CWN.pdf).

• Cycle Storage
  • Availability YES Yes
  • Closed Circuit TV YES Yes
  • Location

    Located in the station car park.

    Cycles are left at owners risk. Abandoned cycles may be removed.

  • Note

    Cycles are left at owners risk. Abandoned cycles may be removed.

  • Sheltered No
  • Spaces 4
  • Type Stands

• Dining and Shopping
  • Dining & Shopping: Shops No
  • Dining & Shopping: Station Buffet No

• Phones, Internet & Wi-fi
  • Station Amenities: Telephone No
  • Web Kiosk: Available No
  • Station Amenities: Wi-Fi Find WiFi Hotspots around this station (https://www.o2wifi.co.uk/hotspot/)
  • Telephone: Usage Type Cards And Coins

• Parking
  • Car Parking Details Phone number: 01895 262122
    
    Operator Name: A P C O A Parking U K
    Name: Station Car Park
    Spaces: 36
    Number Accessible Spaces: 2
    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.

    
    Accessible Car Park Equipment: No
    Cctv: No
    Open:
    Monday - Sunday - open 24h
    Url: https://www.apcoa.co.uk/southern/

• Restrooms
  • Toilets No
  • Baby Change No

• Station Location & Directions
  • Latitude 51.15563114
  • Longitude 0.110041555

• Station Information
  • ATM No
  • Baby Change No
  • Bureau De Change No
  • Lost Property YES Yes
  • Post Box No
  • Shops No
  • Seated Area YES Yes
  • Station Buffet No
  • Showers No
  • Trolley No
  • Wifi No
  • Waiting Room No
  • Lost Property

    If you have lost something at one of our stations or onboard our trains, please visit our website and use the webform to register your lost item.

    As some of our trains serve stations which are managed by other train operators (see below), you should also consider logging your lost item with them, just in case it's been handed in at one of their stations.

    • Thameslink
    • South Western Railway
    • Southeastern
    • Transport for London including London Overground
    • London North Western Railway

    If you have found an item of lost property, please hand it in to a member of staff.

    
    
    Operator Name: Southern
  • Lost Property: URL https://www.southernrailway.com/lostproperty
  • Staffing Level YES Yes

• Ticketing Services & Information
  • Oyster Pre-Pay No
  • Pre-Purchase Collection YES Yes
  • Ticket Machine YES Yes
  • Penalty Fares SN
  • Smartcard Notes Smartcard Issued: No
    Smartcard Validator: Yes
    

    For more information on using the Key smartcard, please visit the Key smartcard webpage on the Southern website.

• Taxi Information
  • Availability YES Yes
  • Note YES

• Other transportation
  • Rail Replacement Services

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

    
    Rail Replacement Map: https://assets.nationalrail.co.uk/e8xgegruud3g/7 L Q0 Vvrs9l R O83nip D S Fp R/17bbbf3769776ec645968b2eb19bab8b/2024-06_ C I_ S N_ R R B_ C W N_ D R.pdf