Wemyss Bay railway station

Wemyss Bay

Scottish Gaelic: Bàgh Wemyss[1]
National Rail
Interior of the railway station, August 2018
General information
LocationWemyss Bay, Inverclyde
Scotland
Coordinates55°52′37″N 4°53′21″W / 55.8769°N 4.8891°W / 55.8769; -4.8891
Grid referenceNS192685
Managed byScotRail
Transit authoritySPT
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeWMS
History
Original companyGreenock and Wemyss Bay Railway
Pre-groupingCaledonian Railway
Post-groupingLMS
Key dates
15 May 1865Opened[2]
Passengers
2018/19Steady 0.214 million
2019/20Decrease 0.202 million
2020/21Decrease 34,738
2021/22Increase 0.123 million
2022/23Increase 0.164 million
Listed Building – Category A
Designated10 June 1971
Reference no.LB12473[3]
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
The station seen from the road, with MV Bute at the slip, February 2006
The pier and station from the south, with MV Coruisk being loaded, February 2006

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.

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]

  1. ^ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
  2. ^ Butt 1995, p. 244.
  3. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "WEMYSS BAY RAILWAY STATION (LB12473)". Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  4. ^ Morrison, Richard (9 December 2017). "Review: Britain's 100 Best Railway Stations by Simon Jenkins". Thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  5. ^ "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.