Kilmacolm Railway Station

Kilmacolm railway station was a railway station serving the village of Kilmacolm, in the current council area of Inverclyde and the historic country of Renfrewshire in the West-Central Lowlands of Scotland. It was originally part of the Greenock and Ayrshire Railway, later a line of the Glasgow and South Western Railway. HistoryThe station was opened by the Greenock and Ayrshire Railway Company on 23 December 1869, as Kilmacolm; however, on 1 December 1904, it was renamed Kilmacolm G& SW. The station was largely rebuilt in 1907. The main traffic was for commuters from this affluent village to Glasgow and Paisley. It was said that the early train was for the "strivers", the second train, which would arrive in time to reach city centre offices by about 9am, for the "thrivers" and the third train for the company directors, senior stockbrokers etc. - the "drivers". On 2 February 1959, stopping passenger services from Glasgow and Paisley ceased running beyond Kilmacolm; however, the Glasgow St Enoch to Greenock Prince's Pier Ocean Liner boat trains continued running, without stopping, through the station until 30 November 1965. The station and the rest of the line were closed on 10 January 1983.

Kilmacolm railway station was a railway station serving the village of Kilmacolm, in the current council area of Inverclyde and the historic country of Renfrewshire in the West-Central Lowlands of Scotland. It was originally part of the Greenock and Ayrshire Railway, later a line of the Glasgow and South Western Railway. HistoryThe station was opened by the Greenock and Ayrshire Railway Company on 23 December 1869, as Kilmacolm; however, on 1 December 1904, it was renamed Kilmacolm G& SW. The station was largely rebuilt in 1907. The main traffic was for commuters from this affluent village to Glasgow and Paisley. It was said that the early train was for the "strivers", the second train, which would arrive in time to reach city centre offices by about 9am, for the "thrivers" and the third train for the company directors, senior stockbrokers etc. - the "drivers". On 2 February 1959, stopping passenger services from Glasgow and Paisley ceased running beyond Kilmacolm; however, the Glasgow St Enoch to Greenock Prince's Pier Ocean Liner boat trains continued running, without stopping, through the station until 30 November 1965. The station and the rest of the line were closed on 10 January 1983.