Seaforth Sands railway station
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Seaforth Sands was a terminus station located on the Liverpool Overhead Railway
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...

 at Seaforth
Seaforth, Merseyside
Seaforth is a district within the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England. It is located to the north of Liverpool, between Bootle and Waterloo.-History:...

, west of Crosby Road South, Knowsley Road and Rimrose Road junctions.

The station opened on 30 April 1894, as a northern extension from Alexandra Dock (LOR)
Alexandra Dock (LOR) railway station
Alexandra Dock was a station located on the Liverpool Overhead Railway, west of Regent Road and within the MDHC Dock Estate. The station was named after the adjacent Alexandra Dock....

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With the LOR's second northern extension to Seaforth & Litherland
Seaforth & Litherland railway station
Seaforth & Litherland railway station is a railway station in Seaforth, Liverpool, England on the Northern Line of the Merseyrail network. It also serves the adjacent area of Litherland.-History:...

 on 2 July 1905, a 'through' station was opened by the same name, the former station then only being used at peak times. This was later demolished and replaced by a large carriage shed.

It was the last overhead station before the junction with the North Mersey Branch
North Mersey Branch
The North Mersey Branch is a railway line that connected the Liverpool and Bury Railway at Fazakerley Junction with the Gladstone Dock. It was opened in 1867 by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.- Usage :...

. The weight gauge meant that while LOR trains could operate on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway was a major British railway company before the 1923 Grouping. It was incorporated in 1847 from an amalgamation of several existing railways...

 electrified network, the reverse was not true.

As LOR trains ran at a lower voltage than the Lancashire and Yorkshire electric trains, LOR trains were permitted to operate with their motors in series mode only on the North Mersey Branch.

The station was victim to a serious arson attack in early 1956. However, the station closed, along with the rest of the line on 30 December 1956. No evidence of this station remains.

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