Upper Greenock railway station
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Upper Greenock railway station was a railway station
serving the town of Greenock
, Inverclyde
, Scotland
, originally as part of the Greenock and Wemyss Bay Railway
and later owned by the Caledonian Railway
.
, approximately 2.8 km due west.
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
serving the town of Greenock
Greenock
Greenock is a town and administrative centre in the Inverclyde council area in United Kingdom, and a former burgh within the historic county of Renfrewshire, located in the west central Lowlands of Scotland...
, Inverclyde
Inverclyde
Inverclyde is one of 32 council areas used for local government in Scotland. Together with the Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire council areas, Inverclyde forms part of the historic county of Renfrewshire - which current exists as a registration county and lieutenancy area - located in the west...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, originally as part of the Greenock and Wemyss Bay Railway
Greenock and Wemyss Bay Railway
The Greenock and Wemyss Bay Railway was a railway owned by the Caledonian Railway, providing services between Greenock and Wemyss Bay.- History :...
and later owned by the Caledonian Railway
Caledonian Railway
The Caledonian Railway was a major Scottish railway company. It was formed in the early 19th century and it was absorbed almost a century later into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, in the 1923 railway grouping, by means of the Railways Act 1921...
.
History
The station opened on 15 May 1865 and closed permanently on 5 June 1967. The station was directly replaced by Branchton stationBranchton railway station
Branchton railway station is a railway station located in the south-west of the town of Greenock, beside the area called Branchton in Scotland. The station is on the Inverclyde Line, 40 km west of . The station is managed by First ScotRail....
, approximately 2.8 km due west.