Herculaneum Dock railway station

Herculaneum Dock railway station was the original southern terminus for the Liverpool Overhead Railway. Actually adjacent to Harrington Dock it was named after Herculaneum Dock, a somewhat larger dock beyond the end of the line. It was opened on 6 March 1893 by the Marquis of Salisbury.

Herculaneum Dock
General information
Location	Liverpool England
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Liverpool Overhead Railway
Key dates
6 March 1893	Terminus station opened
21 December 1896	Replaced by through station
30 December 1956	Station closed

The station became a carriage shed on 21 December 1896, upon the LOR's southern extension through the cliffside to Dingle and the subsequent construction of a 'through' station by the same name slightly north of the original.^[1]

The station closed, along with the rest of the line on 30 December 1956. No evidence of this station remains.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Dingle		Liverpool Overhead Railway		Toxteth Dock

References

1. "The Dockers' Umbrella: City railway served Liverpool's busy port". Liverpool Echo. 23 April 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2015.

• 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. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
• Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.

External links

• Herculaneum railway station at Disused Stations

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