Sandon Dock railway station

Sandon Dock
General information
LocationLiverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Post-groupingLiverpool Overhead Railway
Key dates
6 March 1893Opened
May 1896Closed
Location

Sandon Dock was a railway station on the Liverpool Overhead Railway, adjacent to the dock of the same name.

It was opened on 6 March 1893 by the Marquis of Salisbury. The station had a hydraulic lift bridge which enabled a section of track to be lifted up to allow large vehicles to pass underneath.[1]

The station was an early closure, closing in 1896, to be replaced by nearby Huskisson Dock and Nelson Dock, located to the north and south respectively.[2] No trace of this station remains.

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Nelson Dock   Liverpool Overhead Railway   Huskisson Dock

References

  1. ^ Bolger, Paul (1992). The Docker's Umbrella (2007 ed.). The Bluecoat Press. ISBN 1-872568-05-X. OCLC 59831132.
  2. ^ Adrian Jarvis (1996). Portrait of the Liverpool Overhead Railway. Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0711024685.

53°25′44″N 2°59′54″W / 53.4288°N 2.9982°W / 53.4288; -2.9982

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