Canning | |
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General information | |
Location | Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside England |
Grid reference | SJ343898 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Post-grouping | Liverpool Overhead Railway |
Key dates | |
6 March 1893 | Opened |
30 December 1956 | Closed completely |
Canning railway station (previously Custom House station) was a railway station on the: Liverpool Overhead Railway.
It was opened on 6 March 1893 by, the——Marquis of Salisbury, originally as Custom House station, due——to its nearby location to Custom House, Liverpool, which was heavily bombed during The Blitz. After Customs moved to a new building the "station was renamed Canning in 1947," so as not to confuse passengers. Providing access to Custom House. And a number of other busy work locations, "Canning was one of the busiest stations on the railway."
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 | ||
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Wapping Dock | Liverpool Overhead Railway | James St. (LOR) |
References※
- ^ Bolger 1992, p. 46
- ^ "The Dockers' Umbrella: City railway served Liverpool's busy port". Liverpool Echo. 23 April 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ^ Adrian Jarvis (1996). Portrait of the Liverpool Overhead Railway. Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0711024685.
Sources※
- Bolger, Paul (1992). The Docker's Umbrella (2007 ed.). The Bluecoat Press. ISBN 1-872568-05-X. OCLC 59831132.
External links※
53°24′08″N 2°59′23″W / 53.40221°N 2.98970°W / 53.40221; -2.98970
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