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Wapping Dock railway station

Wapping Dock railway station was on the Liverpool Overhead Railway, adjacent to the dock of the same name. It was primarily used for access to the large warehouses nearby.[1]

Wapping Dock
General information
LocationLiverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside
England
Grid referenceSJ345893
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Post-groupingLiverpool Overhead Railway
Key dates
6 March 1893Opened
31 December 1956Closed completely

It was opened on 6 March 1893 by the Marquis of Salisbury. The station received some damage during the Liverpool Blitz.[1]

The station closed, along with the rest of the line on 31 December 1956.[2][3] No evidence of this station remains, save for a small number of supporting columns set into the walls at Wapping.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Brunswick Dock   Liverpool Overhead Railway   Canning

References edit

  1. ^ a b "The Dockers' Umbrella: City railway served Liverpool's busy port". Liverpool Echo. 23 April 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  2. ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 441. OCLC 931112387.
  3. ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 241. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

External links edit

  • Wapping Dock railway station at Disused Stations

53°23′46″N 2°59′06″W / 53.396°N 2.985°W / 53.396; -2.985

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