Woodley station was the day's last: a small station in the Stockport area whose station house is now a private house and with a stub of a former junction to Stockport. The line runs approximately north-south here, and the A560 crosses it at the station's north end.
The front of the station building, now private houses:
A view of the front of the old station building from the road as it climbs over the railway:
A path leads round the side of the station building to platform 1, entering next to a modern shelter:
The rear of the station building:
At the northern end of platform 1, next to the footbridge which spans the tracks:
The road bridge crosses the line at an angle at the station's north end:
The footbridge:
On the footbridge, looking north along the line at the road bridge:
Looking south at the station from the footbridge:
As well as the footbridge, platform 2 can also be accessed via steps from the road. Here we look south down the stepped entrance:
On platform 2 looking at the shelter:
Looking south from the end of platform 2, with the former branch to Stockport, now just access to a depot at Bredbury, visible on the right:
Just beyond the end of platform 2 is this small hut marked "Access for S&T Staff Only":
Looking north at both platforms:
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