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Formby

CRS Code FBY
Collected date 30/06/13

Formby station sign

Formby station is a red brick building on a road bridge over the line, and the most notable feature is the LYR tiled station sign on its frontage, sadly obscured by traffic lights:

Formby tiling

A longer view of the station frontage:

Formby frontage

Before entering the station proper, a look from the road bridge south along the line:

Formby from bridge looking south

And a view north from the road bridge showing the car park on the right and the station platforms on the left:

Formby from bridge looking north

The ticket office is panelled wood and has a painted wood-beamed roof:

Formby ticket office roof

A plaque in the ticket office marks its opening as a Park and Ride interchange:

Formby plaque

Steps down from the ticket office to platform 2:

Formby platform 2 steps

The building on platform 2:

Formby platform 2 building

From platform 2, looking south at the rear of the station building:

Formby station building rear

The side of the station building on the platform 2 side:

Formby side Formby side

Looking north along the line on platform 2:

Formby looking north

On the other side of the tracks, the east side of the station building looking back at the road bridge:

Formby east side

The rear of the building on platform 1:

Formby platform 1 rear

The front of the building on platform 1:

Formby platform 1 building

And Formby is for something:

Formby for Sefton Coast and Sand Dunes

On platform 1 looking south along the line:

Formby looking south

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