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Herculaneum Dock railway station

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Former railway station in England

Herculaneum Dock
General information
LocationLiverpool
England
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLiverpool Overhead Railway
Key dates
6 March 1893Terminus station opened
21 December 1896Replaced by through station
30 December 1956Station closed

Herculaneum Dock railway station was the original southern terminus for the Liverpool Overhead Railway. Actually adjacent to Harrington Dock it was named after Herculaneum Dock, a somewhat larger dock beyond the end of the line. It was opened on 6 March 1893 by the Marquis of Salisbury.

The station became a carriage shed on 21 December 1896, upon the LOR's southern extension through the cliffside to Dingle and the subsequent construction of a 'through' station by the same name slightly north of the original.

The station closed, along with the rest of the line on 30 December 1956. No evidence of this station remains.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Dingle   Liverpool Overhead Railway   Toxteth Dock

References

  1. "The Dockers' Umbrella: City railway served Liverpool's busy port". Liverpool Echo. 23 April 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2015.

External links

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