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Upholland

CRS Code UPL
Collected date 15/09/16

Upholland sign

Upholland is a bit left out as a station. It's neither in the Merseyrail area so wasn't covered by our railcard when we visited there, nor is it in the Greater Manchester Traincard area. But we visited it anyway...

The entrance to platform 1, for trains westwards, is through this metal arch on Pimbo Lane:

Upholland platform 1 entrance

Looking down the steps at platform 1:

Upholland platform 1

Looking up the steps:

Upholland platform 1 steps

There's a mysterious gap behind the steps...

Upholland behind steps

The bridge to the east of the station which carries a road over the line:

Upholland road bridge

An alcove is carved in the retaining wall, where perhaps a larger building once stood:

Upholland platform 1 alcove

At the western end of platform 1, looking east along the platform:

Upholland platform 1 from west

Looking west along the line from the end of platform 1:

Upholland looking west

Back up on the road bridge over the line we look at the information signs for the station:

Upholland information boards

A sign dating from the first few years of privatisation has failed to be updated!

north western trains - This station is managed by North Western Trains Company Limited

From the road bridge looking west:

Looking west from Upholland bridge

Looking east from the road bridge:

Looking east from the road bridge

Platform 2:

Upholland platform 2