Park Lane railway goods station

Park Lane Goods
The facilities in 1831
General information
LocationWapping Dock, Liverpool
England
Coordinates53°23′52″N 2°59′08″W / 53.3977°N 2.9855°W / 53.3977; -2.9855
Grid referenceSJ344894
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLiverpool and Manchester Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1830Opened
1972Closed
All that remains is the Wapping Tunnel's portal at Kings Dock Road

Park Lane was the world's first goods terminus on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway serving the south end Liverpool Docks. The station was opened in 1830. Its initial name was Wapping Station.[1] The goods station was accessed from Edge Hill rail junction in the east of the city via the 1.26 miles (2.03 km) long Wapping Tunnel.

The goods station suffered from heavy German air raids during the Second World War, being mostly rebuilt after the conflict. The station along with the Wapping Tunnel was closed in 1972 and subsequently demolished. The tunnel remains intact.

  1. ^ "Port Cities: - Building the Liverpool and Manchester Railway". PortCities Liverpool. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2010.

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