Lea Green lies to the west of St Helens, and is a modern station dating from the millennium with the usual huge car park and zig-zaggy ramps we have come to expect from such things.
The station sits just west of the A569 where two bridges, one for traffic and one for pedestrians, cross the line. To the north of the line is the large car park and this station building:
The side of the station building, with a small canopy over the booking window and the entrance to platform 1 on the left:
The platforms themselves are in a cutting, accessed by either steps or a long twisty ramp. This is the entrance to platform 1:
On platform 1 looking west:
A clock sits above platform 1:
Looking east from the end of platform 1 at the bridges which cross the line. The first is the pedestrial bridge and the second beyond that is the road bridge:
On platform 1 looking east at the platforms:
Looking west along the line from the end of platform 1:
On the bridge looking north (so the platforms and station are on the left):
From the bridge looking west at the station:
The entrance to platform 2 from the north side of the station:
What Lea Green is for - Sherdley Park which was a very pleasent place to wander around while waiting for the next train:
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