Brocklebank Dock 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 ...

, adjacent to the dock of the same name. It became particularly busy after Langton Dock station was closed in 1906, with workers of the

Langton Dock Langton Dock is a dock on the River Mersey, England, and part of the Port of Liverpool. It is situated in the northern dock system in Bootle, connected to Alexandra Dock to the north and Brocklebank Dock to the south. Langton Dock locks provid ...

using it instead. It was opened on 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 ...

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

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Brocklebank Dock station on Subterranea Britannica
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 1893 establishments in England 1956 disestablishments in England {{Merseyside-railstation-stub