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Toxteth Dock railway station

Coordinates: 53°23′06″N 2°58′44″W / 53.3849°N 2.9788°W / 53.3849; -2.9788
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Toxteth
General information
LocationLiverpool, Liverpool
England
Coordinates53°23′06″N 2°58′44″W / 53.3849°N 2.9788°W / 53.3849; -2.9788
Grid referenceSJ349880
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLiverpool Overhead Railway
Key dates
6 March 1893Station opened
30 December 1956Station closed

Toxteth Dock railway station was on the Liverpool Overhead Railway, adjacent to the dock of the same name and the Brunswick Goods station on the Cheshire Lines railway, England.[1] It was situated above a London Midland & Scottish goods railway station.

It was opened on 6 March 1893 by the Marquis of Salisbury and closed, along with the rest of the line, on 30 December 1956. No evidence of this station remains.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Herculaneum Dock   Liverpool Overhead Railway   Brunswick Dock

References

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