Nailsea and Backwell station is one of those stations which cannot decide what its name is. It's in the village of Backwell and close to Nailsea, and was opened first as Nailsea. As both settlements grew it was renamed to Nailsea and Backwell in 1905, but reverted (presumably for simplicity) to Nailsea in 1974. It's now Nailsea and Backwell again, but not all the signage agrees:
The railway line bridges the road between Nailsea and Backwell, and access to the platforms is via steps either side of the line. The approach to platform 1:
The steps to platform 1 come out just behind the litter bin in this view of the platform from the footbridge:
Looking east along platform 1 with platform 2 on the left and the footbridge in the distance:
Safety notice or invitation to Grand Theft Bridgie?
A plaque on the footbridge indicates who made it:
Looking east and then west along the line from the footbridge:
Platform 2:
Platform 2 is accessed by steps leading down to a car park:
Looking west along the line:
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