Brunswick Dock railway station

Brunswick Dock
Location
Place Liverpool
Area Liverpool, Merseyside
Grid reference SJ348886
Operations
Post-grouping Liverpool Overhead Railway
Platforms 2
History
6 March 1893 Opened
30 December 1956 Closed completely
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Brunswick Dock railway station was on the Liverpool Overhead Railway, adjacent to Brunswick Dock and in close proximity to the Cheshire Lines Committee's extensive goods yard of the same name.

It was opened on 6 March 1893 by Robert Cecil, 3rd Marquess 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] It was heavily bombed during the Liverpool Blitz.[2]

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

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

References

  1. Bolger 1992, p. 49
  2. "The Dockers' Umbrella: City railway served Liverpool's busy port". Liverpool Echo. 23 April 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2015.

Sources

Coordinates: 53°23′25″N 2°58′54″W / 53.39034°N 2.98173°W / 53.39034; -2.98173

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