Upper Greenock railway station

Upper Greenock
Location
Place Greenock
Area Inverclyde
Coordinates 55°56′24″N 4°45′29″W / 55.940°N 4.758°W / 55.940; -4.758Coordinates: 55°56′24″N 4°45′29″W / 55.940°N 4.758°W / 55.940; -4.758
Operations
Original company Greenock and Wemyss Bay Railway
Pre-grouping Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping LMS
Platforms 2
History
15 May 1865 Opened[1]
5 June 1967 Closed
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Upper Greenock railway station was a railway station serving the town of Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland, originally as part of the Greenock and Wemyss Bay Railway and later owned by the Caledonian Railway.

History

The station opened on 15 May 1865 and closed permanently on 5 June 1967. The station was directly replaced by Branchton station, approximately 2.8 km due west.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Ravenscraig
Line open; station closed		   Caledonian Railway
Greenock and Wemyss Bay Railway
   Port Glasgow
Line and station open


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References

Notes

  1. ↑ Butt (1995)

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.
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