Branchton railway station

Coordinates: 55°56′25″N 4°48′15″W / 55.9404°N 4.8042°W / 55.9404; -4.8042
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Branchton
National Rail
View looking towards Greenock from
footbridge over Inverkip Road
General information
LocationBranchton, Inverclyde
Scotland
Coordinates55°56′25″N 4°48′15″W / 55.9404°N 4.8042°W / 55.9404; -4.8042
Grid referenceNS250754
Managed byScotRail
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeBCN
History
Original companyBR Scottish Region
Key dates
5 June 1967Opened
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 0.111 million
2019/20Decrease 0.107 million
2020/21Decrease 18,714
2021/22Increase 68,962
2022/23Increase 88,506
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Branchton railway station is a railway station in Scotland opened in 1967 under British Rail located in the south-west of the town of Greenock, beside the area called Branchton. The station is on the Inverclyde Line, 24+34 mi (40 km) west of Glasgow Central. The station is managed by ScotRail.

Services

There is an hourly service daily (including Sundays) eastbound to Paisley Gilmour Street & Glasgow Central and westbound to Wemyss Bay on the Inverclyde Line. [1]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Inverkip   ScotRail
Inverclyde Line
  Drumfrochar

Gallery

  • The station in 1974
    The station in 1974
  • The station building had been unstaffed and boarded up for several years. It was boarded up shortly after being completely renovated, The station building was demolished in March 2015. Inverkip Road is to the left; Ravenscraig Court is obscured by the trees.
    The station building had been unstaffed and boarded up for several years. It was boarded up shortly after being completely renovated, The station building was demolished in March 2015. Inverkip Road is to the left; Ravenscraig Court is obscured by the trees.
  • Looking down the platform, away from the station building. The posts with the yellow bands are for new CCTV equipment for use by train drivers.
    Looking down the platform, away from the station building. The posts with the yellow bands are for new CCTV equipment for use by train drivers.
  • Eastbound Class 334 train arriving at the station
    Eastbound Class 334 train arriving at the station

Notes

  1. ^ Table 219 National Rail timetable, May 2016

References

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  • 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.
  • Yonge, John (May 1987). Gerald Jacobs (ed.). British Rail Track Diagrams - Book 1: ScotRail (1st ed.). Exeter: Quail Map Company. ISBN 0-9006-0948-6.
  • Yonge, John (February 1993). Gerald Jacobs (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams - Book 1: Scotland and the Isle of Man (2nd ed.). Exeter: Quail Map Company. ISBN 0-9006-0995-8.
  • Yonge, John (April 1996). Gerald Jacobs (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams - Book 1: Scotland and the Isle of Man (3rd ed.). Exeter: Quail Map Company. ISBN 1-8983-1919-7.
  • Yonge, John (2007). Gerald Jacobs (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams - Book 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (Quail Track Plans) (fifth ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps (formerly Quail Map Co). ISBN 978-0-9549866-3-6. OCLC 79435248.