Greenock Princes Pier railway station

Greenock Princes Pier
Location
Place	Greenock
Area	Inverclyde
Coordinates
Operations
Original company	Greenock and Ayrshire Railway
Pre-grouping	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Post-grouping	LMS
Platforms	6
History
23 December 1869	Opened as Greenock Albert Harbour
1 May 1875	Renamed as Greenock Princes Pier
25 May 1894	Original station closed and replaced 90 m further north
30 November 1965	Closed
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Greenock Princes Pier was a railway station serving Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, originally as part of the Greenock and Ayrshire Railway.

History

The station opened on 23 December 1869, as Greenock Albert Harbour being renamed as Greenock Princes Pier on 1 May 1875. On 25 May 1894 the original station was closed and replaced by a new station 90 m to the north.

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.

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

References

Sources

• Greenock Princes Pier on navigable OS map

• Butt (1995), page 109
• Thomas (1971)