Port Glasgow railway station

Port Glasgow
Trainspotters turn out to see a special train at Port Glasgow
Location
Place	Port Glasgow
Local authority	Inverclyde
Coordinates	55°56′01″N 4°41′25″W / 55.9335°N 4.6902°WCoordinates: 55°56′01″N 4°41′25″W / 55.9335°N 4.6902°W
Grid reference	NS320744
Operations
Station code	PTG
Managed by	Abellio ScotRail
Number of platforms	2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	0.379 million
2005/06	0.404 million
2006/07	0.415 million
2007/08	0.419 million
2008/09	0.465 million
2009/10	0.448 million
2010/11	0.461 million
2011/12	0.456 million
2012/13	0.477 million
2013/14	0.486 million
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Port Glasgow from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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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.

Port Glasgow is an interchange station for Inverclyde services to Wemyss Bay and Gourock, since the Inverclyde Line divides to the west of this station; the single track branch heads to Wemyss Bay, and the main route to Gourock. Before the line was electrified, the (now filled in) bay platform was used for carriages which were added to (and on return detached from) Wemyss Bay trains.

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.

Gallery

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  A ten-coach enthusiasts' special passing through Port Glasgow station. The rear loco carried a plate bearing "Pathfinder Tours". Such trains are not a common sight on this line. St Andrews church can be seen in the background.

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  Covered walkway leading from the main station entrance on Princes Street to the concourse and ticket office

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  A banner repeater signal on the Glasgow-bound platform

References

Sources

• Butt, R. V. J. (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 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
• 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 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.