Croston

CRS Code	CSO
Collected date	06/07/13

We cycled to Croston from Burscough Bridge and found the village celebrating its annual Coffee Day, a local carnival in which all the village shops and pubs take part. So we decided to sit on the grass in the sunshine and watch bands go past before returning to the station. The station itself is a small single track halt at the north end of the village.

In the car park looking west towards the platform:

From the car park, the entrance to the single platform:

On the platform at its northern end, looking south:

The platform and shelter:

Looking south along the line from the end of the platform:

Looking north along the platform at Croston:

At the other end of the platform, looking north:

A ramp leads up from the car park to street level. Looking back down the ramp:

From the road bridge over the line, looking south:

As you can see from the bridge, there is a second disused platform at Croston. Here it is at platform level:

A gravel road leads down to the disused platform from the road:

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