Lynedoch railway station
Greenock Lynedoch | |
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Location | |
Place | Greenock |
Area | Inverclyde |
Coordinates | 55°56′30″N 4°45′16″W / 55.9416°N 4.7545°WCoordinates: 55°56′30″N 4°45′16″W / 55.9416°N 4.7545°W |
Operations | |
Original company | Greenock and Ayrshire Railway |
Pre-grouping | Glasgow and South Western Railway |
Post-grouping | LMS |
Platforms | 2 |
History | |
23 December 1869 | Opened as Lynedoch[1] |
May 1898 | Renamed as Greenock Lynedoch[1][2] |
2 February 1959 | Closed[2] |
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z | |
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Greenock Lynedoch was a railway station serving Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, originally as part of the Greenock and Ayrshire Railway.
History
The station opened on 23 December 1869, as Lynedoch being renamed as Greenock Lynedoch in May 1898.[2]
On 2 February 1959, stopping passenger services from Glasgow and Paisley ceased running beyond Kilmacolm; however, the St Enoch boat trains continued running, without stopping until 30 November 1965.[3]
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Greenock Princes Pier Line and station closed |
Glasgow and South Western Railway Greenock and Ayrshire Railway |
Port Glasgow Upper Line and station closed | ||
Port Glasgow (Inch Green) (goods) Line and station closed |
- Former Lynedoch station
- Former Lynedoch station
- Former Lynedoch station
- Former Lynedoch station
- Former Lynedoch station
- Former Lynedoch station
References
Notes
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.
- Thomas, John (1971). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. VI Scotland: The Lowlands and the Borders (1st ed.). Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5408-6. OCLC 16198685.
- Thomas, John; Paterson, Rev A. J. S. (1984). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. VI Scotland: The Lowlands and the Borders (2nd ed.). Newton Abbott, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-9465-3712-7. OCLC 12521072.
- Wham, Alasdair (2000). The Lost Railway Lines South of Glasgow. Wigtown: G.C. Book Publishers. ISBN 1-8723-5008-9.
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