Upper Greenock railway station

Upper Greenock
Location
Place	Greenock
Area	Inverclyde
Coordinates	55°56′24″N 4°45′29″W / 55.940°N 4.758°WCoordinates: 55°56′24″N 4°45′29″W / 55.940°N 4.758°W
Operations
Original company	Greenock and Wemyss Bay Railway
Pre-grouping	Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping	LMS
Platforms	2
History
15 May 1865	Opened[1]
5 June 1967	Closed
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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 due west.

Recent Photos

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  The station was located at the top of Lynedoch Street

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  The bricked-up entrance on Lynedoch Street

References

Notes

1. Butt (1995)

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.
• Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.