Lynedoch railway station

Greenock Lynedoch was a railway station serving Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland, originally as part of the Greenock and Ayrshire Railway.

Greenock Lynedoch
Location
PlaceGreenock
AreaInverclyde
Coordinates55.9416°N 4.7545°W / 55.9416; -4.7545
Grid referenceNS280754
Operations
Original companyGreenock and Ayrshire Railway
Pre-groupingGlasgow and South Western Railway
Post-groupingLMS
Platforms2
History
23 December 1869Opened as Lynedoch[1]
May 1898Renamed as Greenock Lynedoch[1][2]
2 February 1959Closed[2]
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–V W–Z

History

The station opened on 23 December 1869, as Lynedoch being renamed as Greenock Lynedoch in May 1898.[2]

On 2 February 1959, 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
Greenock Princes Pier
Line and station closed
  Glasgow and South Western Railway
Greenock and Ayrshire Railway
  Port Glasgow Upper
Line and station closed
    Port Glasgow (Inch Green) (goods)
Line and station closed
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References

Notes

  1. Butt (1995), page 151
  2. Butt (1995), page 109
  3. Thomas (1971)

Sources

  • Butt, R. V. J. (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.
  • 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. 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. 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.
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