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Dingle
(1896 - 1901 - 1902 - 1956)
Dingle station was the southern terminus of the Liverpool Overhead Railway (LOR) which opened in stages between February 4 1893 and July 2 1905
The 1893 southern terminus was at Herculaneum Dock, close to the residential area of Dingle, but inconveniently located for its residents. To serve Dingle, and thereby increase revenue, the LOR built the southern extension which consisted of a short section of elevated line and a tunnel to Dingle station
Dingle station opened on December 21 1896 at street level. The station building was a three-storey brick structure with a canopy that extended over the pavement. On the ground floor were the ticket office and a kiosk. On the 1st and 2nd floors were offices. At the rear of the building, a pedestrian subway led down to platform level. Lined in yellow brick the subway was divided into 2 by a handrail and passengers descending to the platform were separated from those leaving the station. Within the subway were 2 sections with steps but, in the main, the subway was in the form of a ramp
From the point where the pedestrians subway entered the large tunnel, passengers crossed a single line by an iron footbridge; this connected to a flight of stairs down to an island platform. The curving platform had 2 faces with a ticket collector's hut and waiting shelters
In December 1901, a fire in one of the train carriages killed 6 people and resulted in the station being closed for more than a year
During the 2nd World War, Liverpool was bombed by the German Luftwaffe between December 1940 and May 1941. The LOR suffered badly and was hit many times and some of its stations were destroyed but being underground the Dingle station escaped unscathed
The LOR closed completely on December 30 1956 but being underground Dingle station was not demolished but the lines were lifted. The station was used by successive local businesses until July 2012 when part of the tunnel collapsed causing many local residents to be evacuated from their homes
The 1893 southern terminus was at Herculaneum Dock, close to the residential area of Dingle, but inconveniently located for its residents. To serve Dingle, and thereby increase revenue, the LOR built the southern extension which consisted of a short section of elevated line and a tunnel to Dingle station
Dingle station opened on December 21 1896 at street level. The station building was a three-storey brick structure with a canopy that extended over the pavement. On the ground floor were the ticket office and a kiosk. On the 1st and 2nd floors were offices. At the rear of the building, a pedestrian subway led down to platform level. Lined in yellow brick the subway was divided into 2 by a handrail and passengers descending to the platform were separated from those leaving the station. Within the subway were 2 sections with steps but, in the main, the subway was in the form of a ramp
From the point where the pedestrians subway entered the large tunnel, passengers crossed a single line by an iron footbridge; this connected to a flight of stairs down to an island platform. The curving platform had 2 faces with a ticket collector's hut and waiting shelters
In December 1901, a fire in one of the train carriages killed 6 people and resulted in the station being closed for more than a year
During the 2nd World War, Liverpool was bombed by the German Luftwaffe between December 1940 and May 1941. The LOR suffered badly and was hit many times and some of its stations were destroyed but being underground the Dingle station escaped unscathed
The LOR closed completely on December 30 1956 but being underground Dingle station was not demolished but the lines were lifted. The station was used by successive local businesses until July 2012 when part of the tunnel collapsed causing many local residents to be evacuated from their homes
