Greenock Princes Pier railway station

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Greenock Princes Pier
LocationGreenock, Inverclyde
Scotland
Coordinates55°57′23″N 4°45′49″W / 55.9564°N 4.7636°W / 55.9564; -4.7636Coordinates: 55°57′23″N 4°45′49″W / 55.9564°N 4.7636°W / 55.9564; -4.7636
Grid referenceNS275771
Platforms6
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreenock and Ayrshire Railway
Pre-groupingGlasgow and South Western Railway
Post-groupingLMS
Key dates
23 December 1869Opened as Greenock Albert Harbour[1]
1 May 1875Renamed as Greenock Princes Pier[1]
25 May 1894Original station closed and replaced 90 m further north[1]
30 November 1965Closed[1]

Greenock Princes Pier was a railway station serving Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, originally as part of the Greenock and Ayrshire Railway.

The area of the station, pier and the infilled Albert Harbour is now occupied by Greenock Ocean Terminal container port and cruise ship passenger terminal.

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. ^ a b c d e f 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)

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. 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.
  • Greenock Princes Pier on navigable OS map
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