Whinhill railway station

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2+14 miles (3.6 km) from Port Glasgow and 22+12 miles (36.2 km) from Glasgow Central.

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Opened in 1990, it is one of the newer stations on the line constructed by British Rail. Its opening made the line available to users in the south-east of Greenock for the first time in almost thirty years, since the closure of Upper Greenock station.

Services

There is one train per hour eastbound to Glasgow Central and one train per hour westbound to Wemyss Bay. The Wemyss bay services call at all westbound stations whilst the Glasgow Central services become express after joining with the other half of the Inverclyde Line at Port Glasgow.

Whinhill

Scottish Gaelic: Cnoc a' Chonaisg [1]
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General information
Location Greenock, Inverclyde
Scotland
Coordinates 55°56′18″N4°44′48″W / 55.9384°N 4.7466°W / 55.9384; -4.7466
Grid reference NS285751
Managed by ScotRail
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeWNL
Key dates
14 May 1990Opened
Passengers
2018/19Decrease2.svg 41,606
Preceding station National Rail logo.svg National Rail Following station
Drumfrochar   ScotRail
Inverclyde Line
  Port Glasgow

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References

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