The station seen from the road, with MV Bute at the slipThe pier and station from the south, with MV Coruisk being loaded
In Britain's 100 Best Railway Stations by Simon Jenkins, the station was one of only ten to be awarded five stars,[4] and was the station photographed on the front cover.
The station won the 2023 World Cup of Stations, organised by the Rail Delivery Group.[5]
Work began in late 1862 on the single trackGreenock and Wemyss Bay Railway branching from the main Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway at Port Glasgow and taking an inland route across to the coast at Inverkip before descending to Wemyss Bay. This was to connect to Clyde steamer services for Rothesay, Largs, and Millport, Isle of Cumbrae, allowing a combined train and steamer journey time of an hour and a half, compared with a typical time of three hours by steamer from Glasgow. The Wemyss Bay Steamboat Company was formed to own the connecting steamers, competing with the private owners of other Clyde steamer services. The route opened on 15 May 1865, but over-ambitious timetables led to severe delays during the first year, damaging the company's reputation, and the route subsequently faced strong competition from other pierheads. A camping coach was positioned here by the Scottish Region in 1961, then two coaches from 1962 to 1969, with an additional one in 1965 only.[6]
The station was designed by James Miller in 1903 for the Caledonian Railway and is remarkable in its use of glass and steel curves. The station is noted for its architectural qualities and, although one of Scotland's finest railway buildings and Category A listed, it has suffered from neglect. A major refurbishment scheme carried out jointly by Network Rail, Inverclyde Council and the Scottish Government from June 2014 to the spring of 2016 has seen the station buildings and adjacent ferry terminal fully restored.[7][8]
Two platforms are currently in use, though there were three available until 1987.
Servicesedit
There is an hourly service daily to Paisley Gilmour Street and Glasgow Central (including Sundays), with one or two extra weekday peak trains.[9] The average journey time is 55 minutes.
^Morrison, Richard (9 December 2017). "Review: Britain's 100 Best Railway Stations by Simon Jenkins". Thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
^"Wemyss Bay is top of the stops and crowned the UK's best loved station and World Cup of Stations champion 2023". Rail Delivery Group News. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN978-0-9549866-9-8.
Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
Clark, A.J.C. (2001). Caley to the Coast : Rothesay by Wemyss Bay (1st ed.). Usk: The Oakwood Press. ISBN0-8536-1580-2. OCLC 48979972.
McRae, Andrew (1998). British Railways Camping Coach Holidays: A Tour of Britain in the 1950s and 1960s. Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part Two). Foxline. ISBN1-870119-53-3.
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This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations June 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Wemyss Bay railway station serves the village of Wemyss Bay Inverclyde Scotland The station is a terminus on the Inverclyde Line about 26 miles 42 km west of Glasgow Central The station incorporates the Caledonian MacBrayne ferry terminal connecting mainland Scotland to Rothesay on the Isle of Bute The station is managed by ScotRail Wemyss BayScottish Gaelic Bagh Wemyss 1 Interior of the railway stationGeneral informationLocationWemyss Bay InverclydeScotlandCoordinates55 52 37 N 4 53 21 W 55 8769 N 4 8891 W 55 8769 4 8891Grid referenceNS192685Managed byScotRailTransit authoritySPTPlatforms2Other informationStation codeWMSHistoryOriginal companyGreenock and Wemyss Bay RailwayPre groupingCaledonian RailwayPost groupingLMSKey dates15 May 1865Opened 2 Passengers2017 180 214 million2018 190 214 million2019 200 202 million2020 2134 7382021 220 123 millionListed Building Category ADesignated10 June 1971Reference no LB12473 3 NotesPassenger statistics from the Office of Rail and RoadThe station seen from the road with MV Bute at the slipThe pier and station from the south with MV Coruisk being loadedIn Britain s 100 Best Railway Stations by Simon Jenkins the station was one of only ten to be awarded five stars 4 and was the station photographed on the front cover The station won the 2023 World Cup of Stations organised by the Rail Delivery Group 5 Contents 1 History 1 1 Station building 2 Services 3 See also 4 References 5 Bibliography 6 External linksHistory editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Wemyss Bay railway station news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Work began in late 1862 on the single track Greenock and Wemyss Bay Railway branching from the main Glasgow Paisley and Greenock Railway at Port Glasgow and taking an inland route across to the coast at Inverkip before descending to Wemyss Bay This was to connect to Clyde steamer services for Rothesay Largs and Millport Isle of Cumbrae allowing a combined train and steamer journey time of an hour and a half compared with a typical time of three hours by steamer from Glasgow The Wemyss Bay Steamboat Company was formed to own the connecting steamers competing with the private owners of other Clyde steamer services The route opened on 15 May 1865 but over ambitious timetables led to severe delays during the first year damaging the company s reputation and the route subsequently faced strong competition from other pierheads A camping coach was positioned here by the Scottish Region in 1961 then two coaches from 1962 to 1969 with an additional one in 1965 only 6 Train services were electrified in 1967 by British Rail using the 25 kV AC system Station building edit The station was designed by James Miller in 1903 for the Caledonian Railway and is remarkable in its use of glass and steel curves The station is noted for its architectural qualities and although one of Scotland s finest railway buildings and Category A listed it has suffered from neglect A major refurbishment scheme carried out jointly by Network Rail Inverclyde Council and the Scottish Government from June 2014 to the spring of 2016 has seen the station buildings and adjacent ferry terminal fully restored 7 8 Two platforms are currently in use though there were three available until 1987 Services editThere is an hourly service daily to Paisley Gilmour Street and Glasgow Central including Sundays with one or two extra weekday peak trains 9 The average journey time is 55 minutes Preceding station nbsp National Rail Following stationTerminus ScotRailInverclyde Line Inverkip nbsp Ferry servicesRothesay Caledonian MacBrayneBute Ferry Terminus Historical railways Terminus Caledonian RailwayGreenock and Wemyss Bay Railway InverkipLine and station openSee also editList of Category A listed buildings in Inverclyde List of listed buildings in Inverkip InverclydeReferences edit Brailsford 2017 Gaelic English Station Index Butt 1995 p 244 Historic Environment Scotland WEMYSS BAY RAILWAY STATION LB12473 Retrieved 15 April 2019 Morrison Richard 9 December 2017 Review Britain s 100 Best Railway Stations by Simon Jenkins Thetimes co uk Retrieved 27 December 2018 Wemyss Bay is top of the stops and crowned the UK s best loved station and World Cup of Stations champion 2023 Rail Delivery Group News 27 May 2023 Retrieved 27 May 2023 McRae 1998 p 13 Station Restored July 2016 Friends of Wemyss Bay Station Retrieved 2 September 2016 Station improvements for Wemyss Bay Largs amp Millport Weekly News 27 June 2014 Retrieved 2 September 2016 Table 219 National Rail timetable May 2016Bibliography editBrailsford Martyn ed December 2017 1987 Railway Track Diagrams 1 Scotland amp Isle of Man 6th ed Frome Trackmaps ISBN 978 0 9549866 9 8 Butt R V J October 1995 The Directory of Railway Stations details every public and private passenger station halt platform and stopping place past and present 1st ed Sparkford Patrick Stephens Ltd ISBN 978 1 85260 508 7 OCLC 60251199 OL 11956311M Clark A J C 2001 Caley to the Coast Rothesay by Wemyss Bay 1st ed Usk The Oakwood Press ISBN 0 8536 1580 2 OCLC 48979972 McCrorie Ian 1986 Clyde Pleasure Steamers 1st ed Greenock Orr Pollock amp Co Ltd ISBN 1 869850 00 9 OCLC 20596284 McRae Andrew 1998 British Railways Camping Coach Holidays A Tour of Britain in the 1950s and 1960s Vol Scenes from the Past 30 Part Two Foxline ISBN 1 870119 53 3 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wemyss Bay railway station YouTube video of the station s interior Retrieved from https en 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