Branchton railway station

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24+34 mi (40 km) west of Glasgow Central. The station is managed by ScotRail.

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Services

There is an hourly service daily (including Sundays) eastbound to Paisley Gilmour Street & Glasgow Central and westbound to Wemyss Bay on the Inverclyde Line. [1]

Branchton
National Rail logo.svg
Branchton station 1.jpg
View looking towards Greenock from
footbridge over Inverkip Road
General information
Location Branchton, Inverclyde
Scotland
Coordinates 55°56′25″N4°48′15″W / 55.9404°N 4.8042°W / 55.9404; -4.8042
Grid reference NS250754
Managed by ScotRail
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeBCN
History
Original company BR Scottish Region
Key dates
5 June 1967Opened
Passengers
2018/19Decrease2.svg 0.111 million
Preceding station National Rail logo.svg National Rail Following station
Inverkip   ScotRail
Inverclyde Line
  Drumfrochar

Notes

  1. Table 219 National Rail timetable, May 2016

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