Port Glasgow Upper railway station
Port Glasgow Upper | |
|---|---|
 A telephone exchange now stands on the site | |
| General information | |
| Location | Port Glasgow, Inverclyde Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°55′26″N 4°39′51″W / 55.9239°N 4.6643°W |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Greenock and Ayrshire Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Glasgow and South Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMS |
| Key dates | |
| 23 December 1869 | Opened[citation needed] |
| 2 February 1959 | Closed.[1] |
Port Glasgow Upper was a railway station serving Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland, originally as part of the Greenock and Ayrshire Railway.
History
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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 | ||
Later use of the site
[edit]Port Glasgow Harelaw telephone exchange, a children's home and a care home for elderly people now stand on the site.
References
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[edit]Sources
[edit]- Butt, R. V. J. (October 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 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- 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 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- Thomas, John (1971). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. Vol. 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. Vol. 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.
- Approximate location of Port Glasgow Upper station on navigable OS map