Altrincham

CRS Code	ALT
Collected date	14/09/16

Altrincham station was refurbished into a transport interchange in 2014, and is now a fascinating mixture of the old 1881 building and new glass and steel structures to form the footbridge and bus interchange.

The entrance to the new concourse area with the old station building behind it:

Inside the concourse, looking north; the bus stands are on the left with the rail and tram platforms over to the right:

From the concourse, an entrance leads on to platform 1:

The north end of the concourse, with the end of the old station building on the right and steps up to the footbridge beyond:

Looking back south at the concourse from the steps to the footbridge:

Through the access from the concourse to platform 1, one of the two tram platforms. Looking south towards the end of the tram line:

At the southern end of the platform looking at the end of the canopy:

Further north along the platform looking south under the canopy:

Platform 1 seen from platform 2 opposite:

The end of the platform 1 canopy and then the footbridge:

Up on the footbridge looking north along platforms 1 and 2:

Platforms 2 and 3 are on an island with one side (platform 2) being a tram platform and the other a heavy rail platform:

Under the canopy on platforms 2 and 3 looking north:

A small path crosses behind the buffers of platforms 1 and 2, so here we look north from the buffers towards the footbridge and the canopy beyond it:

The footbridge joins the island platform to the outer platform 4:

Another view of the footbridge from platform 4:

Platform 4 seen from platform 3 opposite:

On platform 4 looking south:

Further north giving a view of all platforms and the concourse:

A portal gives a rear entrance to platform 4 from the car park:

The rear of altrincham station, with the portal to platform 4 and steps to the footbridge on the left:

Towards the northern end of platform 4 is a ramped entrance from the car park:

At the other end of platform 4 a disused overgrown path leads south. This used to lead to a barrow crossing before the station was refurbished:

To the south of the station a road bridge crosses the line. Here we look north from that bridge at the station complex:

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