Ravenscraig railway station

Ravenscraig
The site of Ravenscraig station in 2016.
General information
LocationNear Greenock, Inverclyde
Scotland
Coordinates55°56′10″N 4°48′47″W / 55.936°N 4.813°W / 55.936; -4.813
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreenock and Wemyss Bay Railway
Pre-groupingCaledonian Railway
Post-groupingLMS
Key dates
15 May 1865Opened
1 January 1917Closed
1 February 1919Reopened
1 February 1944Closed

Ravenscraig railway station was a railway station located south west of the town of Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland, originally as part of the Greenock and Wemyss Bay Railway and later owned by the Caledonian Railway.

The Greenock suburbs now border the site of the station, but When the station opened in 1865, the area was entirely farmland, the nearest suburb being 1.5 miles (2.4 km) away at Cornhaddock.[1] Even when the station closed in 1944, it was still some distance from the nearest suburb, which was 1.0 mile (1.6 km) away at Gateside.[2]

Smithston Poorhouse and Asylum opened in 1879, this was located around 0.7 miles (1.1 km) from the station as the crow flies. It was renamed Ravenscraig Hospital when it came under NHS control in 1948.[3] This was four years after the station closed, therefore the name of the station and that of the hospital are not directly connected.

History

The station opened on 15 May 1865 and closed permanently on 1 February 1944.

  • The yellow machine is standing where the siding was located (May 2016)
    The yellow machine is standing where the siding was located (May 2016)
  • The siding was located at the top of this path (April 2016)
    The siding was located at the top of this path (April 2016)
  • The platform was located to the left of the more recent building (April 2016)
    The platform was located to the left of the more recent building (April 2016)
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Inverkip
Line open; station open 		  Caledonian Railway
Greenock and Wemyss Bay Railway
   Upper Greenock
Line open; station closed

References

  1. ^ "OS One-inch to the mile maps of Scotland, 1st Edition, 1856-1891".
  2. ^ "OS One-inch to the mile maps of Scotland, Popular with National Grid - 1945-1947". Archived from the original on 28 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Archives Hub - Records of Ravenscraig Hospital, Greenock, Scotland".
  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford.


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