Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway

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The Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway was a 19th-century Scottish railway company that operated a key route linking Glasgow with the port town of Greenock before being absorbed into larger railway groupings.

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Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf railway company
railway line
absorbedInto Caledonian Railway
category Scottish pre-grouping railway company
railway line opened in the 19th century
connectedWith Clyde steamer services
connects Glasgow
Greenock
Paisley
country Scotland
endPoint Greenock
era 19th century
gauge standard gauge
hasLocale North Clyde Line
surface form: River Clyde corridor
historicalPeriod Victorian era
historicalSignificance key early rail route between Glasgow and the lower Clyde
languageOfName English
laterIntegratedInto British railway network
laterPartOf London, Midland and Scottish Railway
locatedIn Glasgow
Greenock
Paisley
Scotland
namedAfter Glasgow
Greenock
Paisley
networkRole trunk route to Greenock
notableFeature provided rail access to Clyde steamers at Greenock
openedForTraffic 19th century
primaryPurpose freight transport
passenger transport
railwayType heavy rail
regionServed West Central Scotland
servedCity Glasgow
servedIndustry shipbuilding
shipping
textiles in Paisley
servedPort Greenock
servedRegion Clyde coast
servedTown Paisley
startPoint Glasgow
status defunct
successor Caledonian Railway
terminus Glasgow
Greenock
transportMode rail
usedFor commuter traffic between Greenock and Glasgow
transport of goods to Greenock docks

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London, Midland and Scottish Railway formedByMergerOf Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway
Paisley St James railway station originalCompany Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway
Greenock Central railway station formerOperator Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway
Bogston railway station originalCompany Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway