Salisbury was the destination of a cycling trip from Christchurch. After being almost entirely on our own for the journey, it was quite alarming to be in the bustle of a busy city centre. Still, after wandering around Salisbury and visiting the Cathedral we were able to take in the station.
The station has had two main entrances. The older of the two is no longer used as a station entrance:
Next to the older building is the newer red brick frontage:
The front of the newer station building:
The entrance to the station building seen from the car park:
The ironwork of the glass canopy over the entrance to the station building:
The entrance leads into the ticket hall:
The ticket hall gives onto platform 4:
The rear of the modern station building:
The rear of the old station building:
Looking east under the canopy on platform 4, with the entrance from the ticket hall in the middle distance:
Looking west along platform 4, with a bay platform on the left:
Looking back at platform 4 from its western end:
At the eastern end of platform 4 is another bay platform, platform 6:
Looking east along platform 6:
Platform 3 seen from platform 4, opposite:
The island platforms are connected to the station front by a subway which descends from the ticket hall:
Looking east on platform 3:
At the western end of the island platforms 2 and 3 is this section of a different building style:
The front of the building facing platform 2:
Looking east along platform 2, with platform 1 on the left:
Views along platform 1, seen from platform 2:
This now disused signalbox stands to the west of the buildings and canopy on platforms 2 and 3:
The view west along the line:
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