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Chinley

CRS Code CLY
Collected date 18/09/18

Chinley sign

Chinley is a small station on the Hope Valley Line. Once a junction, its former southern platform is now the site of a housing estate, so the approach is down a small alleyway:

Chinley approach

The approach path leads to the entrance to the bridge which is the only way to get to the remaining island platform:

Chinley bridge entrance

Up on the bridge looking east along the line:

Chinley looking east

On the bridge looking down to the platforms:

Chinley platforms

On the platform looking east at the footbridge:

Chinley footbridge

Behind the bridge looking west along platform 2:

Chinley platform 2 looking west

On the platform is a planter giving free "Herbs on the Line":

Chinley herb garden

The large shelter on the platforms:

Chinley shelter

A little further down the platform is a noticeboard from the Chinley and Buxworth Transport Group:

Chinley noticeboard

Looking from the west end of the long island platform:

Chinley from west end

Looking west along the line:

Chinley looking west

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