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A goods station or freight station is, in the widest sense, a railway station where, either exclusively or predominantly, goods, such as merchandise, parcels, and manufactured items, are loaded onto o
Typical loading platform in goods station in small country town (abandoned)
Reached by a 1.24-mile (2 km) long tunnel, the 1830 Park Lane Goods Terminus at Liverpool's docks was the world's first station built entirely for freight.
Old freight depot building in Tampere, Finland before relocation in 2020
Goods station with fan of sidings and hump signals at Rostock, East Germany, 1986
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. The
Goods station
…and were often converted from former passenger stations whose traffic had moved elsewhere. The world's first dedicated goods terminal was the 1830 Park Lane Goods Station at the South End Liverpool Docks. Built in 1830 the terminal was reached by a 1.24-mile (2 km) tunnel from Edge Hill in the east of the city. The station…
All that remains is the Wapping Tunnel's portal at Kings Dock Road