Walsden

CRS Code	WDN
Collected date	21/05/10

Walsden station serves a small village at the westernmost edge of West Yorkshire, and was the start of a pleasant walk along the Rochdale Canal to Todmorden.

The station runs approximately north-south, with the main road (Rochdale Road) to its east. The access ramp up to platform 1 from the road:

On platform 1, looking south at the footbridge:

Looking north along platform 1:

Looking south from the very end of platform 1, with platform 2 on the right:

There are two ways to cross the tracks at Walsden. The first is the footbridge at the southern end of the station, accessed from Rochdale Road:

Looking north at the station from the footbridge:

Looking south along the line from the footbridge:

The other end of the footbridge, looking east:

Platform 2, seen from the footbridge:

Platform 2's entrance and shelter:

On platform 2, looking south:

Looking north from the end of platform 2:

For those who cannot manage the footbridge, there's a road under the railway at the northern end of the station, seen here on the eastern side of the line:

Which leads to a ramped approach up to platform 2:

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