Wapping Dock railway station

Wapping Dock
General information
Location	Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside England
Grid reference	SJ345893
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Post-grouping	Liverpool Overhead Railway
Key dates
6 March 1893	Opened
31 December 1956	Closed completely
Location

Wapping Dock railway station was on the Liverpool Overhead Railway, adjacent to the dock of the same name. It was primarily used for access to the large warehouses nearby. ^[1]

It was opened on 6 March 1893 by the Marquis of Salisbury. The station received some damage during the Liverpool Blitz. ^[1]

The station closed, along with the rest of the line on 31 December 1956. ^{[2] [3]} No evidence of this station remains, save for a small number of supporting columns set into the walls at Wapping.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Brunswick Dock		Liverpool Overhead Railway		Canning

References

1. "The Dockers' Umbrella: City railway served Liverpool's busy port". Liverpool Echo. 23 April 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
2. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 441. OCLC   931112387.
3. Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 241. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.

External links

• Wapping Dock railway station at Disused Stations

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