Bidston

CRS Code	BID
Collected date	05/07/13

Bidston station is at the junction between the Wirral Line and the line to Wrexham General, so we waited in the heat of the late afternoon amidst the building works for the branch line train to arrive.

The entrance to the station is via steps up to the footbridge from the car park to the south:

The footbridge seen from the platform:

Looking east along the line from the footbridge. In the distance the A554 crosses the line and the disused Birkenhead Docks branch (joining up ultimately with Rock Ferry curves off to the left:

The station platforms seen from the north side of the line:

The station buildings were swathed in scaffolding and netting when we visited. This is platform 2, looking east. There seem to be two separate buildings with a gap between them:

The wooden canopy support:

West of the station buildings is a sign telling us what the station is for:

Looking back along the platform from its western end:

Looking west along the line with the Borderlands Line junction curving off to the left:

On platform 2 looking west towards the junction:

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