Princes Dock railway station explained

Princes Dock
Status:Disused
Borough:Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside
Country:England
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Postgroup:Liverpool Overhead Railway
Years:6 March 1893
Events:Opened
Years2:13 March 1941
Events2:Closed completely

Princes Dock was a railway station on the Liverpool Overhead Railway, adjacent to the dock of the same name.

It was opened on 6 March 1893 by the Marquis of Salisbury.

The station closed, on 13 March 1941, due to extensive damage during the World War II Blitz.[1] No evidence of this station remains.[2]

References

53.4119°N -2.9993°W

Notes and References

  1. News: The Dockers' Umbrella: City railway served Liverpool's busy port . 23 April 2008 . 2 August 2015 . Liverpool Echo.
  2. http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/p/princes_dock Princes Dock on Disused Stations