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 Abellio ScotRail.

Branchton
View looking towards Greenock from
footbridge over Inverkip Road
LocationBranchton, Inverclyde
Scotland
Coordinates55.9404°N 4.8042°W / 55.9404; -4.8042
Grid referenceNS250754
Managed byAbellio ScotRail
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeBCN
History
Original companyBR Scottish Region
Key dates
5 June 1967Opened
Passengers
2015/16 0.122 million
2016/17 0.113 million
2017/18 0.116 million
2018/19 0.111 million
2019/20 0.107 million
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.[1]

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Inverkip   Abellio ScotRail
Inverclyde Line
  Drumfrochar
  Historical railways  
IBM   Abellio ScotRail
Inverclyde Line
  Drumfrochar

Notes

  1. Table 219 National Rail timetable, May 2016

References

  • Butt, R. V. J. (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.
  • 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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