Railway line serving Canada Dock, Liverpool, England
Canada Dock branch
The Canada Dock branch passes beneath the Merseyrail Northern Line near Balliol Road, entering the dock complex.
Overview
Status
Operational
Owner
Network Rail
Locale
United Kingdom (Liverpool North West England)
Stations
0
History
Opened
1866
Technical
Line length
4 mile 59 chain (7.62 kilometre)
Number of tracks
Double track throughout
Track gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Loading gauge
W10
Route map
Legend
Liverpool–Manchester lines
to Manchester│to Lime Street
Edge Hill
Broad Green
Wavertree Technology Park
Junction with LMR
Edge Lane
Stanley
Stanley cattle yard
Tue Brook
Breck Road
Walton & Anfield
Spellow
Northern line
Sandhills
Kirkdale
to Kirkby and Ormskirk
Atlantic Junction
Bank Hall
Canada Dock
Junction with LCSR
Bootle Balliol Road
Bootle Oriel Road
Alexandra Dock
to Southport
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The Canada Dock Branch is a 4-mile 59 chain (7.62 kilometre) long railway line in Liverpool, England. The line's route is from the large Edge Hill rail junction in the east of Liverpool to Seaforth Dock to the north. The line was originally built by the London and North Western Railway terminating at Canada Dock, with a later branch extension added to Alexandra Dock and links onto the MDHC railway lines. The line is not electrified.
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