Lynedoch railway station

Greenock Lynedoch
The former Greenock Lynedoch station in 2009.
General information
Location	Greenock, Inverclyde Scotland
Coordinates	55°56′30″N4°45′16″W / 55.9416°N 4.7545°W / 55.9416; -4.7545
Grid reference	NS280754
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Greenock and Ayrshire Railway
Pre-grouping	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Post-grouping	LMS
Key dates
23 December 1869	Opened as Lynedoch [1]
May 1898	Renamed as Greenock Lynedoch [1] [2]
2 February 1959	Closed [2]

Greenock Lynedoch was a railway station serving Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland, originally as part of the Greenock and Ayrshire Railway.

History

The station opened on 23 December 1869, as Lynedoch being renamed as Greenock Lynedoch in May 1898. ^[2]

On 2 February 1959, 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
Greenock Princes Pier Line and station closed		Glasgow and South Western Railway Greenock and Ayrshire Railway		Port Glasgow Upper Line and station closed
				Port Glasgow (Inch Green) (goods) Line and station closed

Gallery

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  Former Lynedoch station
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  Former Lynedoch station
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  Former Lynedoch station
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  Former Lynedoch station
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  Former Lynedoch station

References

Notes

1. Butt (1995), page 151
2. Butt (1995), page 109
3. Thomas (1971)

Sources

• 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.
• Thomas, John (1971). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. Vol. 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. Vol. 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.
• Lynedoch station on navigable OS map