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Langton Dock was a railway station on the Liverpool Overhead Railway, adjacent to the dock of the same name.

Langton Dock
General information
Location	Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside England
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Post-grouping	Liverpool Overhead Railway
Key dates
May 1896	Opened
5 March 1906	Closed completely

It was opened in May 1896 due to demand from the busy nature of the dock.[1] The station had a hydraulic lift bridge which enabled a section of track to be lifted up to allow large vehicles to pass underneath.[2]

The station closed on 5 March 1906. No evidence of this station remains.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Brocklebank Dock		Liverpool Overhead Railway		Alexandra Dock

References

Sources

• Bolger, Paul (1992). The Docker's Umbrella (2007 ed.). The Bluecoat Press. ISBN 1-872568-05-X. OCLC 59831132.

External links

• Langton Dock station on Subterranea Britannica

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