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| Bishopton | |
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| Viewed from Station Road. The train is bound for Glasgow Central. | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Place | Bishopton |
| Local authority | Renfrewshire |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BPT |
| Managed by | First ScotRail |
| Platforms in use | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail | |
| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 0.471 million |
| 2005/06 * | 0.504 million |
| 2006/07 * | 0.519 million |
| History | |
| 29 March 1841 | Opened |
| World War II | Lengthened platforms for ROF Bishopton |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Bishopton from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |
Bishopton railway station serves the town of Bishopton in Renfrewshire, Scotland. The station is on the Inverclyde Line 21 km (13 miles) west of Glasgow Central.
Services
Bishopton is served by four services per hour (off-peak): three to/from Gourock, and one to/from Wemyss Bay with four per hour in the other direction to and from Glasgow Central.
Evenings and Sundays there is are two trains per hour to Glasgow Central and an hourly service to Wemyss Bay and Gourock respectively.
Gallery
.jpg) A Glasgow bound train is just departing. The electronic information panel on the left is a fairly recent addition. |
.jpg) Station building |
 A Wemyss Bay bound train approaching from Glasgow. |
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langbank | First ScotRail |
Paisley St James | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Langbank |
Caledonian Railway |
Georgetown Line open; station closed |
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Sources
- 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 Edition ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. 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 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
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