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Shelford

CRS Code SED
Collected date 15/04/12

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:

Shelford level crossing

The station building at Shelford, now mostly in non-railway use:

Shelford building

The building backs onto platform 1:

Shelford building rear

The station building and the modern shelter side by side on platform 1:

Shelford platform 1 buildings

The modern shelter:

Shelford platform 1 shelter

A long view of platform 1 from the end of platform 2:

Shelford platform 1

From the level crossing, a long view of platform 2:

Shelford platform 2

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

Shelford looking north

Looking south across the level crossing:

Shelford looking south