Langton Dock
General information
LocationLiverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Post-groupingLiverpool Overhead Railway
Key dates
May 1896Opened
5 March 1906Closed completely

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.

53°26′45″N 3°00′13″W / 53.4459°N 3.0036°W / 53.4459; -3.0036

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