Upper Greenock railway station

Upper Greenock
The bricked-up entrance to the old Upper Greenock station.
General information
Location	Greenock, Inverclyde Scotland
Coordinates	55°56′24″N4°45′29″W / 55.940°N 4.758°W / 55.940; -4.758
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Greenock and Wemyss Bay Railway
Pre-grouping	Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping	LMS
Key dates
15 May 1865	Opened [1]
5 June 1967	Closed
Location

Upper Greenock railway station was a railway station serving the town of Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland, originally as part of the Greenock and Wemyss Bay Railway and later owned by the Caledonian Railway.

History

The station opened on 15 May 1865 and closed permanently on 5 June 1967. The station was directly replaced by Branchton station, approximately 2.8 km west.

Gallery

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  The station was located at the top of Lynedoch Street
• 
  The bricked-up entrance on Lynedoch Street

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Ravenscraig Line open; station closed		Caledonian Railway Greenock and Wemyss Bay Railway		Port Glasgow Line and station open

References

Notes

1. Butt (1995)

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.