Pier Head was a railway station 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 ...

. Opened on 6 March 1893 by the

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, it was located close to the landing stage of the

Mersey Ferry The Mersey Ferry is a ferry service operating on the River Mersey in north west England, between Liverpool to the east and Birkenhead and Wallasey on the Wirral Peninsula to the west. Ferries have been used on this route since at least the 12th ...

, and next to the land on which the

Royal Liver Building The Royal Liver Building is a Grade I listed building in Liverpool, England. It is located at the Pier Head and along with the neighbouring Cunard Building and Port of Liverpool Building is one of Liverpool's '' Three Graces'', which line the ...

was built in 1911. The station was the busiest railway station on the overhead network, providing connections to trams, buses and ferries. When constructed it was expected to be this busy, and so additional staircases were built. The station closed, along with the rest of the line on 30 December 1956. No evidence of this station remains.

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Pier Head station on Subterranea Britannica
{{Liverpool Overhead Railway Navbox 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 1956