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The Canada Dock Branch is a railway line in Liverpool, England, built by the London and North Western Railway (LNWR). It opened in 1866 between Edge Hill and Canada Dock. On 5 September 1881 a line to Alexandra Dock was opened. Jump to: navigation, search Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Northwest England, on the north side of the Mersey estuary. ... Jump to: navigation, search Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK... The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) was formed in 1846 by the merger of three railway companies - the Grand Junction Railway, London and Birmingham and Manchester and Birmingham. ... 1866 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Edge Hill is a district of Liverpool, England. ... The Canada Dock is a dock, on the River Mersey and part of the Port of Liverpool it is situated in the northern end of the dock system, connected to Brocklebank Dock to the north and Huskisson Dock to the south. ... Jump to: navigation, search September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1881 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Alexandra Dock is a dock, on the River Mersey and part of the Port of Liverpool it is situated in the northern end of the dock system, connected to Hornby Dock to the north and Langton Dock to the south. ...


By 31 May 1948 the stations on the line had all closed for passenger services, though trains from Liverpool Lime Street to Southport used the line. When the Merseyrail Loop and Link lines opened in 1977 all passenger use ended. Jump to: navigation, search May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining, as the last day of May. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Lime Street Station (officially referred to as Liverpool Lime Street) is the mainline railway station serving Liverpool, England. ... Jump to: navigation, search Map sources for Southport at grid reference SD3317 Southport is a seaside town in Sefton, Merseyside, England to the north of Liverpool. ... Merseyrail is the name given to the electric commuter train network centred on Liverpool and Birkenhead. ... Jump to: navigation, search For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...


It is currently a busy freight-only line and is sometime called the Bootle Branch or Seaforth Container Terminal Branch(SCT). Rebuilding the Olive Mount Chord has been suggested in order to increase usage of the line for freight purposes. It could also be reopened to passengers; this would provide a connection from the Northern Line (south of Bootle) to Liverpool Lime Street and the City Line. Jump to: navigation, search A Northern Line train at Liverpool Central. ... Bootle is a town in Merseyside, North West England. ...


Route

  • Edge Hill
  • Edge Lane [1]
  • Stanley Passenger[2]
  • Stanley Cattle (siding)
  • Tue Brook [3]
  • Breck Road [4]
  • Walton & Anfield [5]
  • Spellow [6]
  • Atlantic Dock Junction (ATLNTDJ)
  • Canada Dock [7]

Edge Hill is a district of Liverpool, England. ... Tuebrook is an area of inner-city Liverpool, England. ... Anfield is a football stadium in the district of Anfield, in Liverpool, England. ... The Canada Dock is a dock, on the River Mersey and part of the Port of Liverpool it is situated in the northern end of the dock system, connected to Brocklebank Dock to the north and Huskisson Dock to the south. ...

Alexandra Branch

  • Atlantic Dock Junction (ATLNTDJ)
  • Balliol Road [8]
  • Alexandra Dock [9]

The Alexandra Dock is a dock, on the River Mersey and part of the Port of Liverpool it is situated in the northern end of the dock system, connected to Hornby Dock to the north and Langton Dock to the south. ...

External links

  • Historic map of railways in Liverpool
  • LUPTS photo archive
  • Select Committee on Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs: Memorandum by Merseytravel

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Port of Liverpool - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (254 words)
The Port of Liverpool is the name for the enclosed dock system that runs from Herculaneum Dock to Seaforth Dock, on the east side of the River Mersey, combined with the facilities built around the Great Float on the west side of the river.
The working docks are operated by Mersey Docks and Harbour Company, the docks to the south of the Pier Head are operated by British Waterways.
At one point the Mersey Docks and Harbour Company railway totalled 104 miles (166km) of line, with connections to many to other railways.
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