Whinhill railway station
Whinhill | |
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Scottish Gaelic: Cnoc a’ Chonaisg | |
Looking east towards Cartsburn Tunnel. A disused tunnel (behind the bushes to the right) runs parallel with it. | |
Location | |
Place | Greenock |
Local authority | Inverclyde |
Coordinates | 55°56′18″N 4°44′48″W / 55.9384°N 4.7466°WCoordinates: 55°56′18″N 4°44′48″W / 55.9384°N 4.7466°W |
Grid reference | NS285751 |
Operations | |
Station code | WNL |
Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
Number of platforms | 1 |
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
Annual rail passenger usage* | |
2004/05 | 33,474 |
2005/06 | 36,735 |
2006/07 | 32,819 |
2007/08 | 32,208 |
2008/09 | 35,276 |
2009/10 | 35,224 |
2010/11 | 37,772 |
2011/12 | 40,028 |
2012/13 | 45,272 |
2013/14 | 52,148 |
History | |
14 May 1990 | Opened |
National Rail – UK railway stations | |
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Whinhill from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
UK Railways portal |
Whinhill railway station is a railway station located in the east of the town of Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and is served by Inverclyde Line services between Glasgow and Wemyss Bay.
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.
External links
- Train times and station information for Whinhill railway station from National Rail
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Drumfrochar | Abellio ScotRail Inverclyde Line |
Port Glasgow |
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