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Greenock Lynedoch
The former Greenock Lynedoch station in 2009.
General information
Location	Greenock, Inverclyde Scotland
Coordinates	55°56′30″N 4°45′16″W / 55.9416°N 4.7545°W / 55.9416; -4.7545
Grid reference	NS280754
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Greenock and Ayrshire Railway
Pre-grouping	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Post-grouping	LMS
Key dates
23 December 1869	Opened as Lynedoch
May 1898	Renamed as Greenock Lynedoch
2 February 1959	Closed

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

History

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

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.

Gallery

• 2009 Photo Gallery
• Former Lynedoch station
• Former Lynedoch station
• Former Lynedoch station
• Former Lynedoch station
• Former Lynedoch station

References

Notes

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

Sources

• Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. OL 11956311M.
• 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.
• Lynedoch station on navigable OS map

• Disused railway stations in Greenock
• Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1869
• Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1959
• 1869 establishments in Scotland
• Former Glasgow and South Western Railway stations