Branchton railway station

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, 24¾ miles (40 km) west of Glasgow Central. The station is managed by ScotRail.

Branchton
National Rail
View looking towards Greenock from
footbridge over Inverkip Road
General information
LocationBranchton, Inverclyde
Scotland
Coordinates55.9404°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
2017/18Increase 0.116 million
2018/19Decrease 0.111 million
2019/20Decrease 0.107 million
2020/21Decrease 18,714
2021/22Increase 68,962
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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

Notes

  1. Table 219 National Rail timetable, May 2016

References

  • 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.
  • Yonge, John (May 1987). Gerald Jacobs (ed.). British Rail Track Diagams - Book 1: ScotRail (1st ed.). Exeter: Quail Map Company. ISBN 0-9006-0948-6.
  • Yonge, John (February 1993). Gerald Jacobs (ed.). Railway Track Diagams - 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 Diagams - 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 Diagams - 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.


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