Birkenhead Dock railway station

Former railway station in Birkenhead, Wirral, England

Birkenhead Dock
General information
Location	Birkenhead, Wirral England
Coordinates	53°24′26″N 3°03′29″W / 53.4071°N 3.0581°W / 53.4071; -3.0581
Grid reference	SJ297905
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Hoylake Railway
Pre-grouping	Wirral Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
2 July 1866	Opened
6 September 1873	Tram interchange opened
2 January 1888	Closed to passengers
1938	Closed for goods

Birkenhead Dock railway station was situated in Birkenhead, Wirral, England. The station opened as the eastern terminus of the Hoylake Railway in 1866. With the opening of the horse drawn Woodside and Birkenhead Dock Street Tramway in 1873, the station probably became the world's first tram to train interchange station. The station was closed to passengers in 1888 being superseded by Birkenhead Docks railway station which was later named Birkenhead North. The former passenger station was renamed Birkenhead Dock Goods, with the platforms still in existence in 1937, with the goods station closing the following year. The site was used as railway sidings until the 1990s.

References

^ "Station Name: Birkenhead Dock". Disused Stations. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
^ Maund 2009, p. 10
"The Woodside and Birkenhead Dock Street Tramway". Disused Stations. Retrieved 6 July 2016.

Sources

Maund, T.B. (2009). The Wirral Railway and its Predecessors. Lightmoor Press. ISBN 978-1-899889-38-9.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Bidston Line and station open		London, Midland and Scottish Railway Wirral Railway		Terminus Line and station closed

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