Herculaneum Dock railway station was the original southern terminus for 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 ...

. Actually adjacent to Harrington Dock it was named after

Herculaneum Dock Herculaneum Dock was part of the Port of Liverpool in Liverpool, England. It was at the south end of the Liverpool dock system, on the River Mersey. To the north it was connected to Harrington Dock. The dock was named after the Herculaneum Pott ...

, a somewhat larger dock beyond the end of the line. It was opened on 6 March 1893 by the

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. The station became a carriage shed on 21 December 1896, upon the LOR's southern extension through the cliffside to

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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.

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Herculaneum railway station at Disused Stations
Disused railway stations in Liverpool Former Liverpool Overhead Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1893 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1896 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1896 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1956 {{Merseyside-railstation-stub