We arrived in Arnside about an hour before the Youth Hostel opened, so nipped down to Arnside station to collect it and nearby Silverdale. The station entrance is up a ramp just north of Station Road:
The ramp leads up onto the northbound platform 2:
An iron footbridge connects the two platforms:
Arnside platform 2 north of the footbridge:
Looking north from the footbridge:
Looking south from the footbridge:
Platform 1 is the southbound platform, and here we look north from its southern end:
Looking south along the line from the end of platform 1:
A station building sits on platform 1, and currently housing the offices for the Arnside and Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty:
The side of the station building:
The rear of the station building:
A "millennium plaque" from Arnside Parish Council is on the station building:
Two plaques commemorate the reconstruction of Arnside Viaduct by Network Rail in 2011:
At the northern end of platform 1 looking south:
Looking north along the line from the end of platform 1:
The signalbox:
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