Garston Dock railway station

Garston Dock Railway Station
General information
Location	Garston, Liverpool, Liverpool England
Coordinates	53°21′19″N2°54′11″W / 53.355225°N 2.90313°W / 53.355225; -2.90313
Grid reference	SJ401846
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	St Helens Railway
Pre-grouping	LNWR
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1852	Opened
5 April 1917< [1]	closed
5 May 1919	reopened
16 June 1947	Closed

Garston Dock railway station served Garston, Liverpool, Merseyside, England and Garston Docks. It was situated on the east side of Dock Road.

History

The station opened on 1 July 1852 as the western terminal of the St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway and closed 16 June 1947. ^[2] Soon after the station was opened the Garston and Liverpool Railway was opened bringing the St Helens Railway Liverpool terminus to Brunswick. However, the Cheshire Lines Committee took over this line to connect in Liverpool to Manchester Line to central Liverpool. So, the LNWR which by this time had acquired the St Helens Railway built Hunts Cross chord allowing its trains to access its Liverpool Lime Street railway station.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Terminus		LNWR St Helens Railway		Church Road Garston
Cressington		CLC Garston and Liverpool Railway		Terminus

A 1913 Railway Clearing House map (left) of railways in the vicinity of Garston Dock

References

1. Garston Dock railway station at Disused Stations
2. Garston Dock railway station at Disused Stations

See also

• Garston railway station (Merseyside)
• Garston and Liverpool Railway