IBM railway station

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IBM
Location
Place	Greenock
Local authority	Inverclyde
Operations
Station code	IBM
Managed by	First ScotRail
Platforms in use	1
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2004/05 *	0.129 million
2005/06 *	0.117 million
History
Key dates	Opened May 1978
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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at IBM from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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IBM railway station (formerly known as IBM Halt) is a railway station on the Inverclyde Line 41 km (25½ miles) west of Glasgow Central.

As the name suggests, it is located within the confines of a large facility formerly owned entirely by IBM, a former major employer for the town of Greenock. Recently, parts of the compound have been sold off to companies such as Sanmina-SCI, Sanmina-SCI has now closed as has Lenovo leaving the site now a ghost of its former glory , although locals still refer to the complex by its old name. Accordingly, there are no plans to change the station name. Only employees that work within the compound are able to use this station.

[edit] Services

There is a daily hourly service on the Inverclyde Line between Glasgow Central and Wemyss Bay.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Inverkip		First ScotRail  Inverclyde Line		Branchton

[edit] External links

• Train times and station information for IBM railway station from National Rail

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