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Seaforth and Litherland

CRS Code SFL
Collected date 30/06/13

Seaforth and Litherland sign

Seaforth and Litherland station sits on an embankment so access to the station from the road is underneath the bridges which carry the railway lines:

Seaforth and Litherland bridges

The up and down lines cross the road separately:

Seaforth and Litherland between bridges

And in between the two bridges at ground level is the station entrance:

Seaforth and Litherland entrance

The long ramp leads up to platform level just past the small ticket office:

Seaforth and Litherland platform exit

Just beyond the platform entrance/exit is a toilet building:

Seaforth and Litherland buildings

Looking north from the end of platform 2, with the station buildings on our left:

Seaforth and Litherland platform 2 looking north

With the ramp back down to street level on our right, looking north from the end of platform 1:

Seaforth and Litherland platform 1 looking north

From the same point, looking south along platform 1:

Seaforth and Litherland platform 1 looking south

At the far southern end of the platforms, looking back north:

Seaforth and Litherland platforms looking north

Looking south from the end of platform 2:

Seaforth and Litherland looking south

From the end of platform 2 the view south along the line is more dramatic as the line curves back and forth. The viaduct in the middle distance is part of the North Mersey Branch which leads off towards Aintree:

Seaforth and Litherland looking south

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