Herculaneum Dock railway station explained

Herculaneum Dock
Status:Disused
Borough:Liverpool
Country:England
Original:Liverpool Overhead Railway
Years:6 March 1893
Events:Terminus station opened
Years1:21 December 1896
Events1:Replaced by through station
Years2:30 December 1956
Events2:Station closed

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.

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.

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Notes and References

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