Langton Dock railway station
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Langton 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 was opened in May 1896 due to demand from the busy nature of the dock. The station had a hydraulic lift bridge which enabled a section of track to be lifted up to allow large vehicles to pass underneath. The station closed on 5 March 1906. No evidence of this station remains.


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Langton Dock station on Subterranea Britannica
{{DEFAULTSORT:Langton Dock Railway Station Disused railway stations in Liverpool Former Liverpool Overhead Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1896 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1906