Brunswick Dock railway station

Brunswick Dock railway station was on the Liverpool Overhead Railway, adjacent to Brunswick Dock and in close proximity to the Cheshire Lines Committee's extensive goods yard of the same name.

Not to be confused with Brunswick railway station.

Brunswick Dock
LocationLiverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside
England
Grid referenceSJ348886
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Post-groupingLiverpool Overhead Railway
Key dates
6 March 1893Opened
30 December 1956Closed completely

It was opened on 6 March 1893 by Robert Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury. The station had a hydraulic lift bridge which enabled a section of track to be lifted up to allow large vehicles to pass underneath.[1] It was heavily bombed during the Liverpool Blitz.[2]

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

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Toxteth Dock   Liverpool Overhead Railway   Wapping Dock

References
  1. Bolger 1992, p. 49
  2. "The Dockers' Umbrella: City railway served Liverpool's busy port". Liverpool Echo. 23 April 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2015.

Sources
  • Bolger, Paul (1992). The Docker's Umbrella (2007 ed.). The Bluecoat Press. ISBN 1-872568-05-X. OCLC 59831132.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

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