Princes Dock railway station
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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
. No evidence of this 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...
, 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
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
Blitz
The Blitz
The Blitz was the sustained strategic bombing of Britain by Nazi Germany between 7 September 1940 and 10 May 1941, during the Second World War. The city of London was bombed by the Luftwaffe for 76 consecutive nights and many towns and cities across the country followed...
. No evidence of this station remains.