Eccles

CRS Code	ECC
Collected date	17/09/16

Eccles station serves the town of the same name in Greater Manchester, and has a modern station building which sits on a deck over the railway.

Next to the station building is this bridge which spans the two operational lines and provides access to them:

A plaque on the wall marks the opening of the Manchester-Liverpool line in 1830:

Steps leading down to platform 1, for Manchester-bound trains:

A freight branch can be seen to the left, as we walk to the end of the operational part of platform 1:

Looking back from the eastern end of the station:

A view of platform 1 from platform 2 opposite:

Part way down platform 1 is a small garden, maintained by the Friends of Eccles Station:

Looking west under the station approach:

The freight line passes through an archway to the right:

A sign on the steps to platform 1 tell us what the station is "for":

Crossing over to the other side we look down on both platforms:

Down on platform 2 we look back up:

Looking east along platform 2:

Looking west:

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