Disused Stations: Alexandra Dock Station

Station Name: ALEXANDRA DOCK

Date opened:

5.9.1881

Location:

On the west side of Regent Road

Company on opening:

London North Western Railway

Date closed to passengers:

31.5.1948

Date closed completely:

2.1.1967

Company on closing:

British Railways (London Midland Region)

Present state:

Demolished. The site of the station was at one time accessible as it was on a public road. Several years ago the Port of Liverpool sought a road closure and now the site is within the dock estate. It can be seen from Derby Road quite easily.

County:

Lancashire

OS Grid Ref:

SJ335948

Date of visit:

19.6.2005

Notes: Alexandra Dock Station was the terminus station of the relatively short branch that connected to LNWR Canada Dock Branch (opened in 1866) at Atlantic Dock Junction, which was situated in a deep cutting at the rear of the L&YR Bank Hall MPD. The branch opened on 5th September 1881 and it had stations at Balliol Road and Alexandra Dock.

When it opened on 5.8.1881 the station was named 'Atlantic Dock' but it was renamed five days later on 10.9.1881 to Alexandra Dock the name which it kept until closure. The station was a single platform terminus but it had an overall roof. Its booking office was located on Liverpool's busy 'Dock Road' (although its correct name was always Regent Road at

this point) and confusingly there was another station called Alexandra Dock a short walk away on the Liverpool Overhead Railway.

Throughout its life Alexandra Dock Station was served by local services that started at Liverpool Lime Street and then called at all stations along the Canada Dock Branch before turning north at Atlantic Dock Junction and heading for the terminus at Alexandra Dock. This service finished on 31.5.1948. The line was always more busy for freight and remains so to this day as it

connects with the north Liverpool docks.

Tickets from Michael Stewart

See also Bootle Balliol Road

Looking east along the single platform at Alexandra Dock station in the 1930s. The station was provided with a large overall roof which provided passengers with protection from the weather.
The goods station can be seen to the left of the picture.
Copyright photo from Stations UK

Alexandra Dock Station c.1959/1960
Photo by Alan Poole

Railtour at Alexandra Dock Station - 6.6.1959
Photo by Bevan Price

Looking east from a similar vantage point as used for the 1930s picture in 1990. At this time the goods station was still extant although it was very infrequently used. The lines leading into the goods station can be seen on the left of the picture. The line running through the centre of the picture gave access to the dock estate. It was heavily used in 1990 and remains so today.
Photo by Paul Wright

A view of the site of Alexandra Dock Station on 19.6.2005 from Derby Road Bridge looking west. The station was situated roughly where the present tracks are. There had been a large goods depot to the right of the picture but now trains run through the site and head much deeper into the dock estate.
Photo by Paul Wright

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