You might think from Blackburn's traditional frontage that this was a traditional preserved station building, but in fact it has undergone several rebuilds, the most recent preserving only the frontage of the original buildings. The station front, seen from the road:
Under the glazed canopy looking north:
The north side of the station building:
Inside, though, is a modern concourse, dating from the 1980s:
Looking at the concourse from the ramp leading to the subway connecting the platforms:
The grey and blue tiling of the buildings inside the concourse:
A plaque commemorating the opening of the 1981 concourse:
More plaques commemorating various things about Blackburn:
Up some steps or a short ramp is the subway area which links the two island platforms to the front of the station:
The ramp leading up from the subway to platforms 1-3:
The oval roof:
Looking south on the island platforms 1 and 2:
On platform 1, the westernmost of the platforms, looking north:
Looking south along platform 1:
Looking south along platform 2:
Platform 2, seen from platform 4 opposite:
A south-facing bay, platform 3, sits between platforms 1 and 2:
The ramp from the subway to platform 4:
On platform 4 looking south at the art installation in the wall:
Looking south from the northern end of platform 4:
The northern end of platform 4:
Platforms 2 and 4 looking north:
Looking north along the line from the end of platform 4:
Looking south along the line from the other end of platform 4:
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