Pier Head railway station

For the railway station in Southend-on-Sea, see Pier Head railway station (Essex). For the railway station in Ryde, Isle of Wight, see Ryde Pier Head railway station.

Pier Head
General information
LocationLiverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside
England
Grid referenceSJ339904
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Post-groupingLiverpool Overhead Railway
Key dates
6 March 1893Opened
30 December 1956Closed completely

Pier Head was a railway station on the Liverpool Overhead Railway. Opened on 6 March 1893 by the Marquis of Salisbury, it was located close to the landing stage of the Mersey Ferry, and next to the land on which the Royal Liver Building was built in 1911.[1]

The station was the busiest railway station on the overhead network, providing connections to trams, buses and ferries.[2] When constructed it was expected to be this busy, and so additional staircases were built.[3]

The station closed, along with the rest of the line on 30 December 1956. No evidence of this station remains.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
James St. (LOR)   Liverpool Overhead Railway   Princes Dock

References

  1. ^ "The Dockers' Umbrella: City railway served Liverpool's busy port". Liverpool Echo. 23 April 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  2. ^ Bolger, Paul (2007). The Docker's Umbrella: A History of Liverpool Overhead Railway. The Bluecoat Press. p. 39. ISBN 187256805X.
  3. ^ Adrian Jarvis (1996). Portrait of the Liverpool Overhead Railway. Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0711024685.

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