Sandon Dock railway station

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

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

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.

53.4288°N 2.9982°W / 53.4288; -2.9982

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