Shelford, on the line to Liverpool St is the closest station to Cambridge, and was for us the end of a pleasant walk from nearby Foxton on the Kings Cross line.
The level crossing is in a bit of a dip. Approaching it from the west:
The station building at Shelford, now mostly in non-railway use:
The building backs onto platform 1:
The station building and the modern shelter side by side on platform 1:
The modern shelter:
A long view of platform 1 from the end of platform 2:
From the level crossing, a long view of platform 2:
Looking north along the line from the end of platform 2:
Looking south across the level crossing:
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