Ravenscraig railway station

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Ravenscraig
Location
Location	Near Greenock
Area	Inverclyde
Operations
Original company	Greenock and Wemyss Bay Railway
Pre-grouping company	Caledonian Railway
Platforms	1
History
15 May 1865	Opened
1 January 1917	Closed
1 February 1919	Reopened
1 February 1944	Closed
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-Z
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Ravenscraig railway station was a railway station serving Ravenscraig Hospital near the town of Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland, originally as part of the Greenock and Wemyss Bay Railway and later owned by the Caledonian Railway.

[edit] History

The station opened on 15 May 1865, and closed permanently on 1 February 1944.

[edit] References

• Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford.

Preceding station	Historical Railways			Following station
Inverkip		Caledonian Railway  Greenock and Wemyss Bay Railway		Upper Greenock Line open; station closed