Port Glasgow Upper railway station

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Port Glasgow Upper
Port Glasgow Harelaw telephone exchange.jpg
A telephone exchange nowstands on the site
General information
Location Port Glasgow, Inverclyde
Scotland
Coordinates 55°55′26″N4°39′51″W / 55.9239°N 4.6643°W / 55.9239; -4.6643 Coordinates: 55°55′26″N4°39′51″W / 55.9239°N 4.6643°W / 55.9239; -4.6643
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Greenock and Ayrshire Railway
Pre-grouping Glasgow and South Western Railway
Post-grouping LMS
Key dates
23 December 1869Opened[ citation needed ]
2 February 1959Closed. [1]

Port Glasgow Upper was a railway station serving Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland, originally as part of the Greenock and Ayrshire Railway.

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History

The station was opened on 23 December 1869. On 2 February 1959, [1] 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. [2]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Lynedoch
Line and station closed
  Glasgow and South Western Railway
Greenock and Ayrshire Railway
  Kilmacolm
Line and station closed

Later Use Of The Site

Port Glasgow Harelaw telephone exchange, a children's home and a care home for elderly people now stand on the site.

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Notes

  1. 1 2 Daniels, Gerald David; Dench, Leslie Alan (May 1973) [1964]. Passengers No More (2nd ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 57. ISBN   0-7110-0438-2. OCLC   2554248. 1513 CEC 573.
  2. Thomas (1971)

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