Glasgow Central is one of two principal mainline rail terminals in Glasgow,Scotland. The railway station was opened by the Caledonian Railway on 1 August 1879 and is one of 20 managed by Network Rail. It is the northern terminus of the West Coast Main Line. As well as being Glasgow's principal inter-city terminus for services to England,Central also serves the southern suburbs of the Greater Glasgow conurbation,as well as the Ayrshire and Clyde coasts. The other main station in Glasgow is Glasgow Queen Street.
Glasgow Queen Street is a passenger railway terminus serving the city centre of Glasgow,Scotland. It is the smaller of the city's two mainline railway terminals and is the third busiest station in Scotland behind Central and Edinburgh Waverley.
Greenock is a town and administrative centre in the Inverclyde council area in Scotland,United Kingdom and a former burgh within the historic county of Renfrewshire,located in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. It forms part of a contiguous urban area with Gourock to the west and Port Glasgow to the east.
The Inverclyde Line is a railway line running from Glasgow Central station through Paisley and a series of stations to the south of the River Clyde and the Firth of Clyde,terminating at Gourock and Wemyss Bay,where it connects to Caledonian MacBrayne ferry services. The line has been in operation since the 1840s between Glasgow and Greenock and was the first passenger service to follow the River Clyde to the coast. The line was electrified in 1967.
Greenock West railway station is a station in Greenock,Scotland,located on the Inverclyde Line which runs from Gourock to Glasgow Central. The route is currently operated by ScotRail under the auspices of Strathclyde Partnership for Transport. Each service to and from Glasgow on the Inverclyde Line stops at this station.
Greenock Central station is one of eight railway stations serving the town of Greenock in western Scotland,and is the nearest to the town centre. This station,which is staffed,is on the Inverclyde Line,37 km (23 mi) west of Glasgow Central towards Gourock. It has three platforms,two of which are in use,with one disused bay platform. This disused platform is still connected to the main line.
Gourock railway station is a terminus of the Inverclyde Line,located at Gourock pierhead,Scotland,and serves the town as well as the ferry services it was originally provided for.
Port Glasgow railway station is on the Inverclyde Line,serving the town of Port Glasgow,Scotland. It is located in the town centre with the main entrance at the junction of Princes Street and John Wood Street.
Woodhall railway station serves the eastern part of the town of Port Glasgow in Inverclyde,Scotland. The station is sited in the Woodhall area and is 19 miles (31 km) west of Glasgow Central on the Inverclyde Line.
Bishopton railway station serves the village of Bishopton in Renfrewshire,Scotland. The station is on the Inverclyde line,13 miles (21 km) west of Glasgow Central. It opened on 29 March 1841. The station is managed by ScotRail.
Paisley St James railway station is on the Inverclyde Line,serving one of the residential districts of the town,just west of the town centre. For passengers travelling to the commercial district,Paisley Gilmour Street is the main railway station of Paisley and is located in the heart of Paisley town centre. There is an ongoing campaign to rename the station "Paisley St Mirren" due to the station's proximity to St Mirren's new stadium.
Paisley Gilmour Street railway station is the largest of the four stations serving the town of Paisley,Renfrewshire,Scotland,and acts as the town's principal railway station. The station is managed by ScotRail and serves the Ayrshire Coast Line and Inverclyde Line,7+1⁄4 miles (11.7 km) west of Glasgow Central. The station is protected as a category B listed building.
Hillington West railway station is located in the Hillington district of Glasgow,Scotland,also serving the western portion of the large Hillington industrial estate to the north,and the Penilee neighbourhood to the south. The station,is managed by ScotRail and is on the Inverclyde Line.
Hillington East railway station is located in the Hillington district of Glasgow,Scotland,also serving the eastern portion of the large Hillington industrial estate to the north. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Inverclyde Line.
Cardonald railway station is located in the Cardonald district of Glasgow,Scotland,also serving parts of the Drumoyne neighbourhood located on the opposite side of the M8 motorway which runs adjacent to the railway. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Inverclyde Line.
The Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway was the section of railway line between Glasgow Bridge Street railway station and Paisley,in the west of Scotland. It was constructed and operated jointly by two competing railway companies as the stem of their lines to Greenock and Ayr respectively,and it opened in 1840. The Joint Committee,which controlled the line,built a branch to Govan and later to Cessnock Dock,and then Prince's Dock.
The Greenock and Ayrshire Railway ran from Greenock,Scotland to Bridge of Weir,connecting there to the Glasgow and South Western Railway and making a through connection between Glasgow and Greenock. It closed progressively between 1959 and 1983.
The Glasgow,Paisley and Greenock Railway (GP&GR) was an early Scottish railway,opened in 1841,providing train services between Greenock and Glasgow. At the time the River Clyde was not accessible to sea-going ships,and the intention was to compete with river boats that brought goods to and from the city. In fact passenger traffic proved surprisingly buoyant,and connecting steamer services to island resorts in the Firth of Clyde provided a very great source of business.
The Greenock and Wemyss Bay Railway was a railway owned by the Caledonian Railway,providing services between Greenock and Wemyss Bay.
Fort Matilda is a suburb at the far western edge of Greenock,Scotland. Its name comes from a coastal battery built on Whiteforeland Point 1814–1819 to defend the River Clyde.
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