Port Glasgow Upper railway station

Port Glasgow Upper
Location
Place Port Glasgow
Area Inverclyde
Coordinates 55°55′26″N 4°39′51″W / 55.9239°N 4.6643°W / 55.9239; -4.6643Coordinates: 55°55′26″N 4°39′51″W / 55.9239°N 4.6643°W / 55.9239; -4.6643
Operations
Original company Greenock and Ayrshire Railway
Pre-grouping Glasgow and South Western Railway
Post-grouping LMS
Platforms 2
History
23 December 1869 Opened
2 February 1959 Closed.[1]
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Port Glasgow Upper was a railway station serving Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland, originally as part of the Greenock and Ayrshire Railway.

History

The station was opened on 23 December 1869. On 2 February 1959,[1] 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.[2]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Lynedoch
Line and station closed
  Glasgow and South Western Railway
Greenock and Ayrshire Railway
  Kilmacolm
Line and station closed

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 Daniels, Gerald David; Dench, Leslie Alan (May 1973) [1964]. Passengers No More (2nd ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 57. ISBN 0-7110-0438-2. OCLC 2554248. 1513 CEC 573.
  2. Thomas (1971)

Sources

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