Chapeltown station was a good place to stop for lunch, being as it's right next to a large Asda. The station site is quite long, with the platforms evidently having moved south towards Chapeltown Market over the station's life. We entered at the north end of the site where Arundel Road crosses the line, and we can see the old platform edges looking south:
A quick glance north along the line:
The old station building is at this end of the station, although it's all bricked up now and not apparently in use:
The rear of the station building facing on to the old platforms:
A narrow walkway by the station building provides the level access to platform 2:
A look round the side of the station building; the line is to our right:
The path to platform 2 ramps down:
Widening and levelling out by the bike shed:
From this point, looking back north at the disused platforms and station building:
Looking along to platforms 1 and 2:
Up on the operational part of platform 2 looking south:
At the south end of platform 2 there is a shelter and exit steps:
A quick glance south along the line:
Down the steps from platform 2:
At street level, the steps up to platform 2:
The bridge has advertising for the station!
Going under the bridge we find steps up to platform 1:
Platform 1's southern end:
A long view of platform 1 from platform 2:
The northern ramped exit from Chapeltown platform 1, providing both a ramped entrance for the wheeled, and easy access to Asda:
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