Langton Dock railway station

Langton Dock
General information
Location	Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside England
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Post-grouping	Liverpool Overhead Railway
Key dates
May 1896	Opened
5 March 1906	Closed completely
Location

Langton Dock was a railway station on the Liverpool Overhead Railway, adjacent to the dock of the same name.

It was opened in May 1896 due to demand from the busy nature of the dock. ^[1] The station had a hydraulic lift bridge which enabled a section of track to be lifted up to allow large vehicles to pass underneath. ^[2]

The station closed on 5 March 1906. No evidence of this station remains.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Brocklebank Dock		Liverpool Overhead Railway		Alexandra Dock

References

1. Adrian Jarvis (1996). Portrait of the Liverpool Overhead Railway. Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN   0711024685.
2. Bolger 1992 , p. 49

Sources

• Bolger, Paul (1992). The Docker's Umbrella (2007 ed.). The Bluecoat Press. ISBN   1-872568-05-X. OCLC   59831132.

External links

• Langton Dock station on Subterranea Britannica

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