Chester

CRS Code	CTR
Collected date	03/07/13

Chester is the southernmost point of Merseyrail's network, and a pleasant place to stop for lunch and a wander around the city centre with its amusing double-decker shopping arcades.

The front of the station building which faces down City Road:

The central canopy above the entrance to the station itself:

Looking east along the station frontage:

To the east of the front of the station building is an archway which proudly announces CARRIAGES & POST HORSES FOR HIRE:

The western towers:

Looking along at the western end of the station frontage:

The western end of the front of the station building is offices now, Archway House, to which this is the entrance:

Walking round to the west of the station takes us up onto the A56 which crosses the line. From here we look east at the station carpark. The front of the station is on the right, with the first operational platform just left of the cars:

From the road bridge looking east towards the station:

Looking west along the line from the other side of the bridge:

Back at ground level, we enter the main concourse area, looking east with a set of ticket barriers just to the left:

These strange modern green buildings house shops in the concourse:

The brick bridge leads up to footbridge level:

A plaque commemorates the refurbishment of Chester Station:

To the east of the concourse area is an unnumbered bay platform, here looking back west towards the concourse:

Looking east from the buffers of the unnumbered platform:

At the other end of the concourse is the bay platform 2:

Looking west along platform 2:

At the western end of platforms 2 and 3 looking west:

The shelter and wall between platforms 2 and 3 is a bit makeshift:

Further through, on the first through platform, platform 3, looking east:

The view across from platfgorm 3 to the island platforms:

On the footbridge:

From the footbridge looking east along platform 4:

Platform 4, seen from platform 3 opposite:

Looking west along platform 4 at the end of the island platform canopy:

On platform 4 looking west at the footbridge:

The view back towards platform 3 from platform 4:

At the western end of the island platform looking back at the glazed canopy:

The island platform at Chester has a plaque noting its refurbishment:

The platform furthest from the entrance to Chester station is platform 7, here looking east:

Looking west along platform 7:

A small garden sits at the eastern end of the island platform:

Another double canopy covers parts of the bay platforms 5 and 6:

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