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General information | |||||
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Location | Port Glasgow, Inverclyde Scotland | ||||
Coordinates | 55°56′01″N4°41′25″W / 55.9335°N 4.6902°W | ||||
Grid reference | NS320744 | ||||
Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | PTG | ||||
Key dates | |||||
31 March 1841 | Opened | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2019/20 | 0.518 million | ||||
2020/21 | 73,910 | ||||
Interchange | 253 | ||||
2021/22 | 0.259 million | ||||
Interchange | 2,259 | ||||
2022/23 | 0.324 million | ||||
Interchange | 2,534 | ||||
2023/24 | 0.378 million | ||||
Interchange | 5,326 | ||||
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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.
It opened on 31 March 1841,being one of the intermediate stations on the Glasgow,Paisley and Greenock Railway which opened on that date. It later became a junction in 1865,when the branch to Wemyss Bay was opened. The main line was then extended to Gourock in 1889 by the Caledonian Railway.
The two lines diverge to the west of the station,with the Wemyss Bay branch now mostly single track all the way to the terminus;the Gourock line is double throughout. Both lines were electrified in 1967 by British Rail using the 25 kV AC system,with the branch partially singled as part of the modernisation work. A (now disused) connection to the former Glasgow and South Western Railway station at Greenock diverged from the branch line a short distance west of the junction. The old station was used for a period (circa 1971–84) as a container terminal but was officially closed in September 1991. [2]
There was a bay platform at the west end of the station for services to Wemyss Bay. The platform was located on the south side of the line and is now infilled –prior to electrification,it was used for carriages which were added to (and on return detached from) Wemyss Bay trains.
Port Glasgow is one of only two stations on the Inverclyde line at which all passenger services stop,the other being Bishopton. Typically during the day,services originating from Gourock provide fast services to Glasgow,calling at Bishopton,Paisley Gilmour Street and Glasgow Central,whereas services originating from Wemyss Bay call at all stations en-route to Glasgow Central. During the evening however,this pattern is typically reversed,with Wemyss Bay trains running fast and calling only at the aforementioned stations,with services from Gourock providing the stopping services.
As of November 2024,the typical off-peak service in trains per hour (tph) is: [3]
Additional trains call at the station during peak hours.
During the evenings and on Sundays,the service between Glasgow Central and Wemyss Bay is reduced to hourly.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Bogston | ScotRail Inverclyde Line (to Gourock) | Woodhall or Bishopton | ||
Whinhill | ScotRail Inverclyde Line (to Wemyss Bay) | |||
Historical railways | ||||
Bogston Line and station open | Caledonian Railway Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway | Langbank Line and station open | ||
Upper Greenock Line open; station closed | Caledonian Railway Greenock and Wemyss Bay Railway | connection to Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway |
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The Dalry and North Johnstone Line was a branch of the Glasgow and South Western Railway (G&SWR) in Renfrewshire and Ayrshire, Scotland, connecting the stations in Elderslie and Dalry via a route running parallel to the existing line built by the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway. This provided additional line capacity for Ayrshire Coast and Kilmarnock services. The loop line was used for passenger services until the mid-1960s, when it was closed by the Beeching Axe. The majority of the line's trackbed has since been absorbed into the Sustrans National Cycle Network.
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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.
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