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The station is located in the southwest sector of the junction between Fishergate (east/west) and Butler Street (south), towards the car park for the station and the Fishergate Centre.
The station approach road also leaves south from Fishergate to the main entrance, providing the taxi pick-up point for the station.
There are four entrances/exits to this station:
This entrance offers stairs and step-free access to the station.
The entrance is from the south end of the station approach, you enter the concourse, facing south. The entrance has a canopy supported by four pillars. There are flower pots between the two outer pairs of pillars, the central way is clear. There are three disabled persons parking bays outside the entrance.
This entrance is in the northeast corner of the station, leading west from the vehicle drop-off point. There's an extensive canopy, supported by ten pillars, outside this entrance. There are two bollards across the entrance and metal gates can be used to close the station.
As you continue (west) you reach the east bridge, which offers stairs access to the station.
This entrance offers step-free access to the station.
This entrance is reached via either a ramp leading north or five steps going south on the west side of Butler Street.
There are two bollards across the entrance and metal gates can be used to close the station. As you go (west) into the station, you pass the ramp to the north subway to your left before you reach platform 7.
This entrance offers lift access to the station.
Located twoards the south end of the station, this entrance leads from the west side of Butler Street. There are two bollards across the entrance and metal gates can be used to close the station. As you go inside the station, you're on platform 7 with the customer lift immediately to your right, the door faces west onto the platform.
This is a two-stage crossing of Butler Street, with tactile paving at each side and on the central island, though there is no pedestrian control of this crossing. There's a slight slope up, across the island as you move towards the station. As there is no pavement on the west side of Butler Street north of the station, this is the only safe crossing towards the three side entrances.
This is a two-stage crossing with tactile paving at each end and on the central island. The posts with push button and rotating cone are to your right as you cross in either direction.
Although beyond the western boundary of the station, we include this as there was no crossing at the west arm of this junction.
This is a single-stage crossing with tactile paving at each end. The post with push button is to your right as you cross in either direction. This crossing has a sounder, but no rotating cones.
This is a two-stage crossing with tactile paving at each end and on the central island. The island is triangular, such that when crossing to the north (away from the station) you bear right to locate the second half of the crossing. You bear left as you cross to the south. The push buttons, with rotating cones, are to your right as you cross in either direction. The north section of this crossing seems wider than normal.
Note that, despite the triangular island, there's no crossing from the third side of this towards the west side of Butler Street.
Called "Preston Railway Station, stop Z1"
"Park and ride" is advertised, serves 119, 89 and x2.
This stop, called "Opposite Preston Railway Station, Stop Z", all buses to the Bus Station.
This is just south of the subway entrance. We understand this is the coach drop-off/pick-up point for the station.
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Fishergate shopping centre tactile paving indicates crossing towards station service road Railway Tavern estate agent recruiting agency insurance agency corner of Fishergate |
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broad pavement with railings on north side continues beside the north side of the station high metal fence on your left (south) post in middle road leading south towards taxi rank and main entrance, no tactile, no pedestrian control broad pavement resumes railings on right north post in middle bus shelter jutting out bin on right metal fence on left ends at finish of station, giving way to business properties chartered surveyors financial recruitment tactile paving indicates crossing of Fishergate |
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County Hall Pitt street, pedestrian only railway bridge with metal fence to left post on right bin on left post on right bin on right bus stop, "Opposite Preston Railway Station", serving all services to the bus station end of bridge Sokuro, pub William Hill tactile paving indicating crossing of Fishergate |
At the south end is the long stay car park.
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south entrance to platform 7 building juts out, blank door in north side metal structure juts out wall retreats with two blank doors on south side windowed wall 2 skips in west side of pavement at time of survey, suggest keep right building juts out, wall with windows on north side post in middle, tactil paving along right-hand edge indicates coach drop-off/pick-up area bus stop, Preston Railway Station, primarily for coaches rail along middle, ramp to subway entrance to left, pavement continues to right, past short stay car park and vehicle drop-off point pavement slopes up as you continue north post on right station building with windows on left covered waiting area post on right 6 large pillars, supporting canopy outside station pavement widens to right post on right 3 more pillars to left post on right 10th pillar on left beyond canopy, post and concrete seat to left post and concrete seat to left wall across end of pavement |
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post on left rail ends steps down south to subway entrance wall retreats wall with windows wall juts out, then retreats at start of canopy billboard slope up window entrance to bridge, 2 bollards across with metal gates windows 2 phone booths end of canopy |
Note that the railing from the kerb on the south side of Fishergate veers left towards the approach road. There are posts near the kerb on each side, you go down the slope to the station. Taxis queue along the east side to pick up outside the station.
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metal fence blank wall covered waiting area with seat on east sand bin taxi pick-up |
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wall with gate near the north end, not for public access 2 phone boxes wall on right wall of station building across end |
The entrance has a canopy supported by four pillars. There are flower pots between the two outer pairs of pillars, the central way is clear. There are three disabled persons parking bays outside the entrance.
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emergency exit main entrance emergency exit wall trolley point |
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