Gladstone Dock was a station on the Liverpool Overhead Railway, between Alexandra Dock and Seaforth Sands. It was opened on 16 June 1930, the final station to open on the network.
Gladstone Dock | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside England |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Post-grouping | Liverpool Overhead Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 16 June 1930 | Opened |
| 30 December 1956 | Closed completely |
It was named after the adjacent Gladstone Dock, and was the only station on the network to be accessible directly from the dockside, with two steel bridges connecting the platforms,[1] as it primarily served the passenger liners which frequently docked nearby.[2] Only the northbound platform was directly accessible from the street.[3]
The station was opened at 6am on the first day of operation without a formal ceremony. It was originally only open on week days, but service was intended to be extended to be extended to weekends.[1]
The station was damaged during the Liverpool Blitz, requiring it to be rebuilt.[2]
The station closed, along with the rest of the line on 30 December 1956. No evidence of the station remains.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "New Liverpool Station". Liverpool Echo. 16 June 1930. p. 8.
- ^ a b "The Dockers' Umbrella: City railway served Liverpool's busy port". Liverpool Echo. 23 April 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ^ Welbourn, Nigel (2008). Lost Lines: Liverpool and the Mersey. Hersham, Surrey: Ian Allan. p. 27. ISBN 9780711031906.
- ^ Wright, Paul (25 September 2005). "Gladstone Dock". Disused Stations in the UK. Retrieved 18 May 2008.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandra Dock | Liverpool Overhead Railway | Seaforth Sands |
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