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Upper Greenock railway station

Coordinates: 55°56′24″N 4°45′29″W / 55.940°N 4.758°W / 55.940; -4.758
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Upper Greenock
The bricked-up entrance to the old Upper Greenock station.
General information
LocationGreenock, Inverclyde
Scotland
Coordinates55°56′24″N 4°45′29″W / 55.940°N 4.758°W / 55.940; -4.758
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreenock and Wemyss Bay Railway
Pre-groupingCaledonian Railway
Post-groupingLMS
Key dates
15 May 1865Opened[1]
5 June 1967Closed

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

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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 west.

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

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ Butt (1995)

Sources

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  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. OL 11956311M.
  • 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.