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Maghull

CRS Code MAG
Collected date 01/07/13

Maghull sign

Maghull lies on the line to Ormskirk and is one of the most well-looked after stations on Merseyrail's network, and even if you couldn't tell from the planters and the signs, perhaps you could guess from the trophy cabinet inside the ticket office:

Maghull awards

At the south end of the station site is the level crossing:

Maghull level crossing

The level crossing is guarded by a small brick building:

Maghull level crossing hut

The side and rear of the small building, with the station forecourt visible on the left:

Maghull level crossing hut side

The forecourt area looking southwards, with the level crossing in the background:

Maghull forecourt

The roundabout is planted too!

Maghull roundabout

The front of Maghull station building from the concourse area:

Maghull front

The windows are boarded up but painted:

Maghull windows

The side of Maghull station building, where the windows are not so well decorated:

Maghull building side

And the rear of the station building and bike park:

Maghull rear

The station building gives onto the northbound platform 2, seen here from the footbridge:

Maghull platform 2 rear

On platform 2, with more painted windows in the station building to the right:

Maghull platform 2

The deep arches in this slightly different building on platform 2:

Maghull platform 2 deep arches

Looking north along the line from the end of platform 2:

Maghull looking north

Both platforms seen from the northern end of platform 2:

Maghull platforms

Although a level crossing provides level access to both platforms, there is a footbridge:

Maghull footbridge

The view from the footbridge south towards Liverpool:

Maghull from footbridge looking
south

Looking north from the footbridge:

Maghull from footbridge looking
north

The building and canopy on platform 1:

Maghull platform 1

The woodwork under the canopy:

Maghull platform 1 under
canopy

Next to the ramped entrance to platform 1 by the level crossing a building stands covered in scaffold and sheeting:

Maghull scaffolding