Alexandra Dock was a station located on the
Liverpool Overhead Railway
The Liverpool Overhead Railway (known locally as the Dockers' Umbrella or Ovee) was an overhead railway in Liverpool which operated along the Liverpool Docks and opened in 1893 with lightweight electric multiple units. The railway had a number ...
, west of Regent Road (
A565) and within the
MDHC Dock Estate. The station was named after the adjacent
Alexandra Dock.
The station was opened on the 6 March 1893 by the
Marquis of Salisbury
Marquess of Salisbury is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1789 for the 7th Earl of Salisbury. Most of the holders of the title have been prominent in British political life over the last two centuries, particularly th ...
and was the northern terminus of the line until it was extended to
Seaforth Sands just over a year later.
The station closed, along with the rest of the line, on 30 December 1956. No evidence of this station remains.
See also
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Alexandra Dock railway station
Alexandra Dock railway station was located on the Alexandra Dock Branch, in Liverpool, England. The station served Alexandra Dock until the last train on 31 May 1948. Formal closure followed on 26 February 1949.
History
Opened by the London ...
, LNWR surface station serving the same dock
References
Disused railway stations in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton
Former Liverpool Overhead Railway stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1893
Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1956
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