Everything about The Inverclyde Line totally explained
The
Inverclyde Line is a railway line running from
Glasgow Central station through
Paisley (Gilmour Street) and a series of stations to the south of the
River Clyde and the
Firth of Clyde, terminating at
Gourock and
Wemyss Bay, where it connects to
Caledonian MacBrayne ferry services. The line has been in operation since the 1840s between Glasgow and
Greenock and was the first passenger service to follow the
River Clyde to the coast. The line was
electrified in 1967, and continues in operation today. In 2006, a proposed extension to
Glasgow Airport was approved.
History
The line was opened by the
Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway on
31 March 1841, and initially ran from
Bridge Street railway station in Glasgow to a terminus at Cathcart Street,
Greenock (later renamed Greenock Central railway station), with the section between Glasgow, and Paisley Gilmour Street being run by the
Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway. For the first time a railway took passengers right down the
River Clyde, taking about one hour where
Clyde steamers took around twice as long. The terminus was a short walk from Custom House Quay, Greenock, and the railway was very popular with passengers who boarded steamers there to visit holiday resorts down the
Firth of Clyde or to commute in summer to their villas around the shores of the
firth.
On
9 July 1847 the railway merged with the
Caledonian Railway and became their main outlet to the coast. The
Greenock and Wemyss Bay Railway opened its branch line on
13 May 1865 with its trains being operated by the Caledonian Railway, but its steamer operations were slow to live up to their promise and when in 1869 the
Glasgow and South Western Railway opened its station at Princes Pier, Greenock, the Cathcart Street station was effectively bypassed and the Caley lost trade. They had been trying for some time to organise an extension to Gourock, and having gained Parliamentary approval in 1884 they spent three years in construction which involved extensive tunnelling, and opened Gourock railway station on
1 June 1889. In August 1893 the Greenock and Wemyss Bay Railway amalgamated with the Caledonian Railway.
Proposed extension
The planned railway link to
Glasgow Airport will branch off from the Inverclyde Line near Paisley St. James station. In December 2006, the
Scottish Executive gave the final go-ahead for the new link to be constructed.
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