Greenock Princes Pier railway station


Greenock Princes Pier was a railway station serving Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, originally as part of the Greenock and Ayrshire Railway.
The area of the station, pier and the infilled Albert Harbour is now occupied by Greenock Ocean Terminal container port and cruise ship passenger terminal.

History

The station opened on 23 December 1869, as Greenock Albert Harbour being renamed as Greenock Princes Pier on 1 May 1875. On 25 May 1894 the original station was closed and replaced by a new station 90 m to the north.
On 2 February 1959, stopping passenger services from Glasgow and Paisley ceased running beyond Kilmacolm; however, the boat trains continued running, without stopping until 30 November 1965.