Alexandra Dock (LOR) railway station
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Alexandra Dock was a station located on the Liverpool Overhead Railway
, west of Regent Road (A565
) and within the MDHC
Dock Estate. The station was named after the adjacent Alexandra Dock.
The station was opened on the 6 March 1893 by the Marquis of Salisbury and was the northern terminus of the line, until the line was extended to Seaforth Sands
just over a year later.
The station closed, along with the rest of the line, on 30 December 1956. No evidence of this station remains.
Liverpool Overhead Railway
The Liverpool Overhead Railway was the world's first electrically operated overhead railway. The railway was carried mainly on iron viaducts, with a corrugated iron decking, onto which the tracks were laid. It ran close to the River Mersey in Liverpool, England, following the line of Liverpool Docks...
, west of Regent Road (A565
A565 road
The A565 is a road in England that runs from Liverpool in Merseyside to Tarleton in Lancashire. It is a primary route linking the town of Southport to Liverpool and to Preston ....
) and within the MDHC
Mersey Docks and Harbour Company
The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company , formerly the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board , owns and administers the dock facilities of the Port of Liverpool, on the River Mersey, England...
Dock Estate. The station was named after the adjacent Alexandra Dock.
The station was opened on the 6 March 1893 by the Marquis of Salisbury and was the northern terminus of the line, until the line was extended to Seaforth Sands
Seaforth Sands railway station
Seaforth Sands was a terminus station located on the Liverpool Overhead Railway at Seaforth, west of Crosby Road South, Knowsley Road and Rimrose Road junctions.The station opened on 30 April 1894, as a northern extension from Alexandra Dock ....
just over a year later.
The station closed, along with the rest of the line, on 30 December 1956. No evidence of this station remains.