Garston Dock railway station

Garston Dock railway station served Garston, Liverpool, Merseyside, England and Garston Docks. It was situated on the east side of Dock Road.

Garston Dock Railway Station
General information
LocationGarston, Liverpool, Liverpool
England
Coordinates53°21′19″N 2°54′11″W / 53.355225°N 2.90313°W / 53.355225; -2.90313
Grid referenceSJ401846
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companySt Helens Railway
Pre-groupingLNWR
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1852Opened
5 April 1917<[1]closed
5 May 1919reopened
16 June 1947Closed

History

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The station opened on 1 July 1852 as the western terminal of the St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway and closed 16 June 1947.[2] Soon after the station was opened the Garston and Liverpool Railway was opened bringing the St Helens Railway Liverpool terminus to Brunswick. However, the Cheshire Lines Committee took over this line to connect in Liverpool to Manchester Line to central Liverpool. So, the LNWR which by this time had acquired the St Helens Railway built Hunts Cross chord allowing its trains to access its Liverpool Lime Street railway station.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Terminus   LNWR
St Helens Railway
  Church Road Garston
Cressington   CLC
Garston and Liverpool Railway
  Terminus
 
A 1913 Railway Clearing House map (left) of railways in the vicinity of Garston Dock

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