Elstree & Borehamwood Train Station

• NO Waiting room
• YES Ticket machine
• YES 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 YES Yes
  • Impared Access Staff YES Yes
  • Impared Access Ticket Gate YES Yes
  • 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 YES Yes
  • Impaired Access Helpline Hours Monday - Sunday - open 24h
  • Impaired Access Staff Help Hours Monday - Sunday - open 24h
  • Accesible Ticket Machine

    All Thameslink 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

    If you require assistance on your journey, please contact our assisted travel helpline to discuss your requirements on: Email - [email protected] | Phone - 0800 058 2844 | Textphone - 0800 138 1018

    
    
  • Helpline Contact URL https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
  • Impared Mobility Set Down

    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 in the Booking Hall.

    
    Coverage: whole Station
  • Step Free Access Coverage Whole Station
  • Helpline Open Note

    The assisted 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 can be found here (http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/posters/ELS.pdf)

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

    Outside main entrance near the car park.

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

  • Sheltered YES Yes
  • Spaces 120
  • Type Stands

• Dining and Shopping
  • Dining & Shopping: Shops YES Yes
  • Dining & Shopping: Station Buffet YES Yes

• Phones, Internet & Wi-fi
  • Station Amenities: Telephone No
  • Web Kiosk: Available No
  • Station Amenities: Wi-Fi Find WiFi Hotspots around this station (http://btwifi.co.uk/find)
  • 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: 200
    Number Accessible Spaces: 11
    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 ( A N P R), 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
    Cctv: Yes
    Open:
    Monday - Sunday - open 24h
    Url: https://www.apcoa.co.uk/thameslink/

• Restrooms
  • Toilets YES Yes
  • Baby Change No
  • Toilets Note

    Located in the booking hall.

• Station Location & Directions
  • Latitude 51.65289
  • Longitude -0.2798

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

    If you have lost something at a Thameslink station or onboard a Thameslink train, please visit the Thameslink Website and use the webform to register your lost item.

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

    • London North Eastern Railway (LNER)
    • Greater Anglia
    • Transport for London including London Overground
    • Southeastern
    • Southern
    • South Western Railway (for Wimbledon)

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

  • Staffing Level YES Yes

• Subway/transit
  • Metro: Availability No

• Ticketing Hours
  • Ticket Office Hours Monday - Friday - 06:00 to 20:30
    Saturday - 06:00 to 20:30
    Sunday - 06:30 to 21:15

• Ticketing Services & Information
  • Oyster Pre-Pay YES Yes
  • Pre-Purchase Collection YES Yes
  • Ticket Machine YES Yes
  • Oyster Notes

    Oyster top-up is only available from the self-service ticket machine. Oyster Cards cannot be purchased at this station.

  • Penalty Fares TL
  • Smartcard Notes Smartcard Issued: Yes
    Smartcard Validator: Yes
    

    For more information on using the Key smartcard, please visit the Key smartcard webpage on the Thameslink 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/4msl41 F A Cb Yyv P1 L Z Fv Rdy/372affaadca3916d3f6024bb09424af2/2023-09_ C I_ T L_ R R B_ E L S_ D R.pdf