The most striking feature of Freshfield station is the old building next to the line. The side of the building which faces the road which crosses the line:
The rear of this building is less interesting:
The front of the building is best seen from the footbridge which crosses the line here:
A modern building now provides services to passengers on platform 1, for trains towards Liverpool:
However the modern building was being refurbished when we visited so a blue portakabin provided a temporary booking office in the place of some disabled parking:
With the temporary booking office and car park visible in the background, this is the collection of random shelters on platform 1:
The level crossing just south of the station platforms:
But like many stations on Merseyrail there is also a footbridge linking the two platforms:
Looking north from the footbridge along the platforms:
Looking south along the line:
Platform 2 at Freshfield has both a new shelter and a disused old building:
The old building is boarded up and covered in greenery:
Looking along the old building back towards the footbridge and level crossing:
Looking north along the line from the end of platform 2:
Looking south along the platforms from the same point:
Freshfield station is "for" the National Trust Red Squirrel Reserve and Beach:
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