Ravenscraig railway station explained

Ravenscraig
Status:Disused
Borough:Near Greenock, Inverclyde
Country:Scotland
Coordinates:55.936°N -4.813°W
Platforms:1
Original:Greenock and Wemyss Bay Railway
Pregroup:Caledonian Railway
Years:15 May 1865
Events:Opened
Years1:1 January 1917
Events1:Closed
Years2:1 February 1919
Events2:Reopened
Years3:1 February 1944
Events3:Closed

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 1.5miles away at Cornhaddock.[1] Even when the station closed in 1944, it was still some distance from the nearest suburb, which was 1miles away at Gateside.[2]

Smithston Poorhouse and Asylum opened in 1879, this was located around 0.7miles 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.

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: OS One-inch to the mile maps of Scotland, 1st Edition, 1856-1891.
  2. Web site: OS One-inch to the mile maps of Scotland, Popular with National Grid - 1945-1947. 27 December 2020. 28 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201228013951/https://maps.nls.uk/view/216391817#zoom=7&lat=13910&lon=7304&layers=BT. live.
  3. Web site: Archives Hub - Records of Ravenscraig Hospital, Greenock, Scotland.