Canada Dock railway station

For the nearby Liverpool Overhead Railway station, see Canada Dock railway station (Liverpool Overhead Railway).

Canada Dock
General information
Location	Liverpool, Liverpool England
Coordinates	53.43506°N 2.99191°W / 53.43506; -2.99191
Grid reference	SJ341936
Platforms	1[1]
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	London and North Western Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 July 1870 (1870-07-01)	Opened as Bootle[1]
5 September 1881	Renamed Canada Dock[1][2]
5 May 1941	Closed to passengers[1]
12 September 1982	Closed[1]

Canada Dock railway station was the passenger terminus of the Canada Dock Branch, situated near Canada Dock, Liverpool, England.

History

The station opened on 1 July 1870 as Bootle, being renamed Canada Dock on 5 September 1881.^[3]

The station closed to passengers on 5 May 1941 as a result of damage in the Liverpool Blitz, the goods operation continued until 1982, when the branch was closed from Atlantic junction.

Despite closure in 1941 and track lifting in 1983 the station was virtually intact in 1985.^[4] It has since been demolished and the land redeveloped.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Terminus		London and North Western Railway Canada Dock Branch		Spellow Line and station closed

References

1. "Station Name: Canada Dock". Disused Stations. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
2. Butt 1995, p. 39.
3. Canada Dock at Disused Stations
4. Gell 1985, Alphabetically under C.

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.

External links

• The station's history Disused Stations
• The station on a 25" Edwardian OS Map National Library of Scotland
• The station and local lines on multiple maps Rail Maps Online
• The station on line SCT1, with mileages Railway Codes