Port Glasgow Upper railway station

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Port Glasgow Upper
LocationPort Glasgow, Inverclyde
Scotland
Coordinates55°55′26″N 4°39′51″W / 55.9239°N 4.6643°W / 55.9239; -4.6643Coordinates: 55°55′26″N 4°39′51″W / 55.9239°N 4.6643°W / 55.9239; -4.6643
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreenock and Ayrshire Railway
Pre-groupingGlasgow and South Western Railway
Post-groupingLMS
Key dates
23 December 1869Opened[citation needed]
2 February 1959Closed.[1]

Port Glasgow Upper was a railway station serving Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland, originally as part of the Greenock and Ayrshire Railway.

History[]

The station was opened on 23 December 1869. On 2 February 1959,[1] 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.[2]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Lynedoch
Line and station closed 		  Glasgow and South Western Railway
Greenock and Ayrshire Railway
   Kilmacolm
Line and station closed

References[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  • Approximate location of Port Glasgow Upper station on navigable OS map
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