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Normanton

CRS Code NOR
Collected date 22/05/10

Normanton sign

Normanton station was once an important junction, but is now just a stop on the Hallam Line between Leeds and Sheffield. The approach to the station from the east:

Normanton approach

Next to the route to the station proper is this old set of buffers:

Normanton buffers

The station platforms are an island, accessed via this level crossing:

Normanton level crossing

The level crossing leads on to the northern end of platform 2:

Normanton level crossing and platform 2

Platform 2:

Normanton platform 2

Looking north along platform 2:

Normanton platform 2 looking north

Looking south from the end of platform 2:

Normanton platform 2 looking south

The island platform is wide, with what were probably once more platforms now filled with shrubbery. In the middle is a shelter:

Normanton shelter

On platform 1, looking north:

Normanton platform 1 looking north

Looking south along platform 1:

Normanton platform 1 looking south

Looking south along the line from platform 1:

Normanton looking south

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