Gloucester

CRS Code	GCR
Collected date	14/05/08

Gloucester station lies on a branch off the line between Birmingham New Street and Bristol Temple Meads, and boasts one of the longest platforms in Britain.

The station frontage, on the southern side of the line:

The box-like building forming the front of the station backs onto platform 2, seen here from the footbridge:

Looking westwards along platform 2 with the station building on the left:

Looking east along platform 2. In the distance this becomes platform 1:

Platform 1's shelter, seen from platform 4 opposite:

Looking east along the line from the end of platform 1:

Under the canopy next to the building on platform 2:

Looking west along platform 2:

Next to platform 2 is a bay platform, platform 3:

Platform 4 is an island platform, connected to platforms 1-3 with a footbridge. Looking east from the footbridge:

Looking west from the footbridge:

Descending from the footbridge down to platform 4:

Detail of the roof and spandrels above platform 4:

Under the canopy on platform 4. The doors and windows are boarded up:

Still, some mosaics brighten the place up:

Looking west from the end of platform 4:

Looking east along platform 4:

At the eastern end of platform 4, the end of the canopy:

To the north of platform 4, a disused platform face?

Looking east from the end of platform 4:

Further east of the station is a level crossing and the junction with the line south to Bristol and north towards Birmingham:

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