Canning railway station

Canning railway station (previously Custom House station) was a railway station on the Liverpool Overhead Railway.

Canning
Location	Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside England
Grid reference	SJ343898
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Post-grouping	Liverpool Overhead Railway
Key dates
6 March 1893	Opened
30 December 1956	Closed completely

It was opened on 6 March 1893 by the Marquis of Salisbury, originally as Custom House station, due to its nearby location to Custom House, Liverpool,[1] which was heavily bombed during The Blitz. After Customs moved to a new building the station was renamed Canning in 1947, so as not to confuse passengers.[2] Providing access to Custom House and a number of other busy work locations, Canning was one of the busiest stations on the railway.[3]

The station closed, along with the rest of the line on 30 December 1956. No evidence of this station remains.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Wapping Dock		Liverpool Overhead Railway		James St. (LOR)

References

1. Bolger 1992, p. 46
2. "The Dockers' Umbrella: City railway served Liverpool's busy port". Liverpool Echo. 23 April 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
3. Adrian Jarvis (1996). Portrait of the Liverpool Overhead Railway. Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0711024685.

Sources

• Bolger, Paul (1992). The Docker's Umbrella (2007 ed.). The Bluecoat Press. ISBN 1-872568-05-X. OCLC 59831132.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

External links

• Canning railway station at Disused Stations