Location type

Station

Name and dates

Whinhill (1990-)

Station code: WNL National Rail ScotRail
Where: Inverclyde, Scotland
Opened on the Greenock and Wemyss Bay Railway.
Open on the Inverclyde Lines.

Description

This is a single platform station, the platform erected on the south side of the single track line. The station is immediately west of Cartsburn Tunnel.

The line was originally single track and a second line was added, through a second tunnel, to the south of the existing line. This westbound line was lifted. The platform is on the site of this lifted line and the disused single bore tunnel still exists, the portal of which can be seen from the station.

To the west, from Berryards Junction, the Overton Paper Mill was reached via a reversing spur. Just beyond this was Upper Greenock, a station which Whinhill effectively replaces.

Tags

Station

External links

NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
NLS Map
01/08/2020

Nearby stations Greenock (Lynedoch) Upper Greenock Greenock Central Greenock Cathcart Street [1st] Cartsdyke Drumfrochar Greenock West Bogston Greenock Princes Pier [1st] Greenock Princes Pier [2nd] Branchton Port Glasgow Fort Matilda Ravenscraig Gourock	Cartsburn Junction Cartsburn Viaduct Cartsburn Tunnel South Cartsburn Tunnel Balwhirley Tunnel South Balwhirley Tunnel North Ardgowan Distillery Greenock Works and Shed Berryards Junction Greenock John Street Signal Box Engine Works Greenock Central Signal Box Cartsdyke Goods Tourist/other Cartsburn House Coal Depot
Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.