Alexandra Dock railway station

Disused railway station in Bootle, Sefton

53°26′45″N 3°00′10″W / 53.4459°N 3.0027°W / 53.4459; -3.0027Grid referenceSJ335948Platforms1^[1]Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyLondon and North Western RailwayPre-groupingLondon and North Western RailwayPost-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates5 September 1881Opened as Atlantic Dock10 September 1881Renamed Alexandra Dock31 May 1948Last passenger train26 February 1949Official closure^[2]

Alexandra Dock railway station was located on the Alexandra Dock Branch, in Liverpool, England. The station served Alexandra Dock until the last train on 31 May 1948. Formal closure followed on 26 February 1949.^[3]

History

Opened by the London and North Western Railway, it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923, passing on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was closed by the British Railways. As was common practice in the 1950s the station was left intact, sufficiently so for enthusiast's specials to call in 1959 and 1964.^[1]^[4]^[5] By 1971 the station had been demolished and its tracks lifted.^[6]

The site today

The buildings and terminating tracks have been obliterated by modern development, but the track past the station site still serves Seaforth Dock; there is a loop a short distance northeast of the station site.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b Gell 1985, Alphabetically under A.
^ Butt 1995, pp. 15 & 21.
^ The station's history Disused Stations
^ Merseyside Railtour 1959 Six Bells Junction
^ Merseyside Railtour 1964 Six Bells Junction
^ The station's history Disused Stations
^ The station with modern satellite overlay National Library of Scotland

Sources

Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
Gell, Rob (1985). An Illustrated Survey of Liverpool's Railway Stations 1830-1985. Crosby, Merseyside: Heyday Publishing. ISBN 978-0-947562-03-8.
Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.