Greenock Princes Pier railway station

Greenock Princes Pier
Location
Place Greenock
Area Inverclyde
Coordinates 55°57′23″N 4°45′49″W / 55.9564°N 4.7636°W / 55.9564; -4.7636Coordinates: 55°57′23″N 4°45′49″W / 55.9564°N 4.7636°W / 55.9564; -4.7636
Grid reference NS275771
Operations
Original company Greenock and Ayrshire Railway
Pre-grouping Glasgow and South Western Railway
Post-grouping LMS
Platforms 6
History
23 December 1869 Opened as Greenock Albert Harbour[1]
1 May 1875 Renamed as Greenock Princes Pier[1]
25 May 1894 Original station closed and replaced 90 m further north[1]
30 November 1965 Closed[1]
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Greenock Princes Pier was a railway station serving Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, originally as part of the Greenock and Ayrshire Railway.

History

The station opened on 23 December 1869, as Greenock Albert Harbour being renamed as Greenock Princes Pier on 1 May 1875.[1] On 25 May 1894 the original station was closed and replaced by a new station 90 m to the north.[1]

On 2 February 1959,[2] stopping passenger services from Glasgow and Paisley ceased running beyond Kilmacolm; however, the St Enoch boat trains continued running, without stopping until 30 November 1965.[3]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Terminus   Glasgow and South Western Railway
Greenock and Ayrshire Railway
   Lynedoch
Line and station closed

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Butt (1995), page 109
  2. ↑ Daniels, Gerald David; Dench, Leslie Alan (May 1973) [1964]. Passengers No More (2nd ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 57. ISBN 0-7110-0438-2. OCLC 2554248. 1513 CEC 573.
  3. ↑ Thomas (1971)

Sources

  • Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
  • Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
  • Thomas, John (1971). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. VI Scotland: The Lowlands and the Borders (1st ed.). Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5408-6. OCLC 16198685.
  • Thomas, John; Paterson, Rev A. J. S. (1984). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. VI Scotland: The Lowlands and the Borders (2nd ed.). Newton Abbott, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-9465-3712-7. OCLC 12521072.
  • Wham, Alasdair (2000). The Lost Railway Lines South of Glasgow. Wigtown: G.C. Book Publishers. ISBN 1-8723-5008-9.
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