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 Port Glasgow 

Station Usage

In 2022/2023, Port Glasgow had 323,964 entries and exits, making it the 966th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
966/2575
It ranked 412nd busiest (out of 997), with 816 scheduled services per week.
412/997
That's a daily average of 887.57 passengers* starting or ending their journey here and 7.63 passengers per service*, giving it the 1,072nd (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
1072/1659
* This increases to a daily average of 894.52 passengers passing through the station and 7.75 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: 89,094
Reduced price entries & exits: 176,820
Season ticket entries & exits: 58,050
Total entries & exits: 323,964
Interchanges made between connecting services: 2,534
Change in usage from 21/22: +64,974 : 25.09%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
1199723Up Platform
2226821Down 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 & GourockMay24
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Usage History


Change between 1997 & 2023: +19,586 (+6.43%)

Reasons for change:
2008-09 PTE Urban Area Station

Location Details

Location: Port Glasgow
CRS: PTG / NLC: 9667 / TIPLOC(S): PTGLSGW
Station Facility Owner: ScotRail
OS Grid Ref: 232072 674416
Constituency: Inverclyde
Local Authority: Inverclyde
NR Region: Scotland
PTE: Strathclyde
ELR: GOU2 120m 70ch
This station is part of the Strathclyde PTE

Fares

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Origin/Destination Matrix

Top 5 jouneys from Port Glasgow during 2022/2023:
•Glasgow Central (76,322 journeys)
•Paisley Gilmour Street (24,912 journeys)
•Greenock Central (5,797 journeys)
•Gourock (5,031 journeys)
•Greenock West (4,885 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.

Neighbouring Stations

Below are Port Glasgow's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
Bogston0.93
Woodhall1.33
Whinhill2.25