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 Greenock Central 

Station Usage

In 2022/2023, Greenock Central had 205,150 entries and exits, making it the 1,236th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
1236/2575
It ranked 542nd busiest (out of 997), with 561 scheduled services per week.
542/997
That's a daily average of 562.05 passengers* starting or ending their journey here and 7.03 passengers per service*, giving it the 1,113rd (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
1113/1659
* This increases to a daily average of 562.7 passengers passing through the station and 7.05 passengers per service when interchanges are included.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.

Usage stats in detail

Standard price entries & exits: 54,204
Reduced price entries & exits: 125,192
Season ticket entries & exits: 25,754
Total entries & exits: 205,150
Interchanges made between connecting services: 237
Change in usage from 21/22: +53,924 : 35.66%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
1189687Up Platform
2202734Down Platform
*VF = Vicki Feet: the unit of measurement for platform lengths, as used in the excellent All The Stations. Conversion rate: YouTube video
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)

Service Patterns

Current Timetables

TableDescriptionTimetable
031Glasgow - Wemyss Bay & GourockOct24
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Usage History


Change between 1997 & 2023:-11,249 (-5.20%)

Reasons for change:
2008-09 PTE Urban Area Station
2019-20 Blockades for bridge refurbishment at Greenock January 2020

Location Details

Location: Greenock Central
CRS: GKC / NLC: 9681 / TIPLOC(S): GRENCKC
Station Facility Owner: ScotRail
OS Grid Ref: 228219 675911
Constituency: Inverclyde
Local Authority: Inverclyde
NR Region: Scotland
PTE: Strathclyde
ELR: GOU2 123m 38ch
This station is part of the Strathclyde PTE

Fares

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Origin/Destination Matrix

Top 5 jouneys from Greenock Central during 2022/2023:
•Glasgow Central (47,596 journeys)
•Paisley Gilmour Street (15,752 journeys)
•Gourock (6,259 journeys)
•Port Glasgow (5,797 journeys)
•Bishopton (Renfrewshire) (3,019 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.

Neighbouring Stations

Below are Greenock Central's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
Cartsdyke0.83
Greenock West0.65