Notes: In order to tap into residential traffic the Liverpool Overhead Railway was extended just over a year after it opened to a new northern terminus at Seaforth Sands. The station opened on 30.4.1894. At the time of its opening trains traveled south to Herculaneum Dock the southern terminus. On 21.12.1896 a southern extension was made to another residential area known as Dingle. At this time Seaforth Sands Station stood 16 ft. above street level and consisted of two platforms which had an overall roof. In 1901 what is considered to be only the second escalator in Britain was installed to make access to the platforms easier. It was removed in 1906 though as it was constantly catching the long skirts that where fashionable at that time leading to many claims for compensation.

From the 9.6.1900 the Liverpool Overhead Railway operated a tram service from Seaforth Sands station to Crosby some 2.5 miles further north. The trams terminated underneath the overhead structure. On 2.7.1905 a further extension was made to the Liverpool Overhead Railway from Seaforth Sands to Seaforth and Litherland LYR Station.

This provided connections to Southport Line trains. This necessitated the building of through platforms at Seaforth Sands. Although the station was no longer the northern terminus some services from Dingle did still terminate there. Initially the through trains only ran on race days with full public use from 1.6.1906.

In February 1956 a serious fire occurred at Seaforth Sands station causing a great deal of damage. It was discovered that arson was the cause as the remains of tyres were found at the seat of the fire. The station was patched up but it was not to survive for long as the line closed along with all of its stations due to the structure corroding on 30.12.1956.

Seaforth Sands station was demolished with the rest of the Overhead Railway towards the end of 1957 and nothing survives today.

To see the other stations on the Liverpool Overhead Railway click on the station name: Dingle, Herculaneum Dock, Toxteth Dock, Brunswick Dock, Wapping Dock, Canning, James Street, Pier Head, Princes Dock, Clarence Dock, Nelson Dock, Sandon Dock, Huskisson Dock, Canada Dock, Brocklebank Dock, Langton Dock, Alexandra Dock & Gladstone Dock