Garston Dock railway station explained

Garston Dock Railway Station
Status:Disused
Borough:Garston, Liverpool, Liverpool
Country:England
Coordinates:53.3552°N -2.9031°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:St Helens Railway
Pregroup:LNWR
Postgroup:London Midland and Scottish Railway
Years:1852
Events:Opened
Years1:5 April 1917<[1]
Events1:closed
Years2:5 May 1919
Events2:reopened
Years3:16 June 1947
Events3:Closed

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

History

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.

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/g/garston_dock/index.shtml Garston Dock railway station at Disused Stations
  2. http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/g/garston_dock/index.shtml Garston Dock railway station at Disused Stations