Gladstone Dock (LOR) railway station
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Gladstone Dock was a station located on the Liverpool Overhead Railway
, west of Rimrose Road (A565
), within the MDHC
Dock Estate, named after nearby Gladstone Dock
.
It was opened on 16 June 1930, the last station to open on the network.
The station closed, along with the rest of the line on 30 December 1956. No evidence of the station remains.
Liverpool Overhead Railway
The Liverpool Overhead Railway was the world's first electrically operated overhead railway. The railway was carried mainly on iron viaducts, with a corrugated iron decking, onto which the tracks were laid. It ran close to the River Mersey in Liverpool, England, following the line of Liverpool Docks...
, west of Rimrose Road (A565
A565 road
The A565 is a road in England that runs from Liverpool in Merseyside to Tarleton in Lancashire. It is a primary route linking the town of Southport to Liverpool and to Preston ....
), within the MDHC
Mersey Docks and Harbour Company
The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company , formerly the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board , owns and administers the dock facilities of the Port of Liverpool, on the River Mersey, England...
Dock Estate, named after nearby Gladstone Dock
Gladstone Dock
Gladstone Dock is a dock on the River Mersey, England and part of the Port of Liverpool. It is situated in the northern dock system in Bootle. The dock is connected to the Royal Seaforth Dock to the north and what remains of Hornby Dock to the south...
.
It was opened on 16 June 1930, the last station to open on the network.
The station closed, along with the rest of the line on 30 December 1956. No evidence of the station remains.