Greenock Central railway station

Greenock Central station is one of eight railway stations serving the town of in western , and is the nearest to the town centre. This station, which is staffed, is on the Inverclyde Line, 37 km west of towards Gourock.
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Cathcart Station”, “GKC”, and “Greenock Central Railway Station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wellpark Mid Kirk and Whinhill railway station.

Place of worship
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is a place of worship, which is situated 1,100 feet northwest of Greenock Central railway station.

Railway station
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is a railway station located in the east of the town of , , . The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Inverclyde Line, 2+1⁄4 miles from Port Glasgow and 22+1⁄2 miles from Glasgow Central. is situated 2,700 feet southeast of Greenock Central railway station.

Museum
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The and Art Gallery is a and art gallery situated in , , Scotland. It is the main museum in the Inverclyde area, it is free to visit and was opened in 1876. is situated 3,600 feet northwest of Greenock Central railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Greenock and Greenock West.

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is a port on the Clyde estuary, with a population of 41,000 in 2020. Historically it was part of Renfrewshire but is now within in the of Scotland.

Suburb
, also known simply as the West End, is an area of , , . The streets are in a grid like layout referred to as blocks as opposed to the irregular street patterns elsewhere in the town.

Suburb
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is an area in the suburbs of , . offers excellent views across the River Clyde and suburban . The area is the closest in Greenock to , which was completed in 1827, bringing a water supply 9 km from Loch Thom to .

Greenock Central railway station

Latitude
55.94521° or 55° 56′ 43″ north
Longitude
-4.75188° or 4° 45′ 7″ west
Elevation
79 feet (24 metres)
Operator
ScotRail
Network
National Rail
Abbreviation
“GKC”
Open location code
9C7QW6WX+36
Open­Street­Map ID
node 28341200
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Geo­Names ID
6952694
Wiki­data ID
Q545693
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Satellite Map

Discover Greenock Central railway station from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Urdu—“Greenock Central railway station” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “station Greenock Central”
  • Dutch: “Station Greenock Central”
  • French: “gare de Greenock Central”
  • French: “Greenock Central”
  • Irish: “Grianag Meadhain”
  • Japanese: “グリーノック・セントラル駅”
  • Polish: “Greenock Central”
  • Scots: “Greenock Central railway station”
  • Scots: “Greenock Central railwey station”
  • Urdu: “گریناک سینٹرل ریلوے اسٹیشن”

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