Greenock Princes Pier railway station

Greenock Princes Pier
Location
Place Greenock
Area Inverclyde
Coordinates 55°57′23″N 4°45′49″W / 55.9564°N 4.7636°WCoordinates: 55°57′23″N 4°45′49″W / 55.9564°N 4.7636°W
Operations
Original company Greenock and Ayrshire Railway
Pre-grouping Glasgow and South Western Railway
Post-grouping LMS
Platforms 6
History
23 December 1869 Opened as Greenock Albert Harbour[1]
1 May 1875 Renamed as Greenock Princes Pier[1]
25 May 1894 Original station closed and replaced 90 m further north[1]
30 November 1965 Closed[1]
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Greenock Princes Pier 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 Greenock Albert Harbour being renamed as Greenock Princes Pier on 1 May 1875.[1] On 25 May 1894 the original station was closed and replaced by a new station 90 m to the north.[1]

On 2 February 1959,[2] 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
Terminus   Glasgow and South Western Railway
Greenock and Ayrshire Railway
  Lynedoch
Line and station closed

References

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Butt (1995), page 109
  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.
  3. Thomas (1971)

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