Sandon Dock railway station

Sandon Dock
Location
Place Liverpool
Area Liverpool, Merseyside
Operations
Post-grouping Liverpool Overhead Railway
Platforms 2
History
6 March 1893 Opened
May 1896 Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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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.

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

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