The Inverclyde Line is a railway line running from Glasgow Central station through Paisley (Gilmour Street) and a series of stations to the south of the River Clyde and the Firth of Clyde, terminating at Gourock and Wemyss Bay, where it connects to Caledonian MacBrayne ferry services. The Heilanmans Umbrella Inside Glasgow Central, looking south east across the main concourse Inside Glasgow Central, looking north east across the main concourse Glasgow Central Station is the larger of the two main-line railway stations in Glasgow, Scotland. ... Cardonald railway station is located in the Glasgow district of Cardonald. ... Hillington East railway station is located in the Glasgow district of Hillington. ... Hillington West railway station is located in the district of Hillington, Glasgow, Scotland. ... Paisley Gilmour Street railway station is located in the centre of the town of Paisley, Scotland. ... Paisley St James railway station is on the Inverclyde Line, serving a residential district of Paisley, Scotland, just west of the town centre. ... Bishopton is a railway station on the Inverclyde Line, serving the town of Bishopton in Renfrewshire, Scotland. ... Langbank railway station is on the Inverclyde Line, serving the village of Langbank in Renfrewshire, Scotland. ... Woodhall railway station is on the Inverclyde Line, serving western Port Glasgow in Inverclyde, Scotland. ... Port Glasgow railway station is on the Inverclyde Line, serving the town of Port Glasgow, Scotland. ... Bogston railway station is on the Inverclyde Line, between the towns of Port Glasgow and Greenock in Inverclyde, Scotland. ... Whinhill railway station is a railway station in the town of Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland. ... Cartsdyke railway station is on the Inverclyde Line, serving part of the town of Greenock, Scotland. ... Drumfrochar railway station is a railway station on the Inverclyde Line. ... Greenock Central station is one of eight stations serving the town of Greenock in western Scotland. ... Branchton railway station is a railway station on the Inverclyde Line. ... Greenock West railway station is located on the Inverclyde Line, which runs from Gourock to Glasgow Central. ... IBM railway station is a railway station on the Inverclyde Line. ... Fort Matilda railway station lies at the far western edge of the town of Greenock on the Inverclyde Line. ... Inverkip railway station is a railway station serving the village of Inverkip, Inverclyde, Scotland. ... Gourock railway station is a terminus of the Inverclyde Line, located at Gourock pierhead and serving the town as well as the ferry services it was originally built for. ... The station seen from the road, with MV Bute at the slip. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... Paisley (Pàislig in Scottish Gaelic) is a large town, and former royal burgh in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. ... The River Clyde, looking eastwards upstream, as it passes beneath the Kingston Bridge in Central Glasgow. ... Map of the Firth of Clyde and area The Firth of Clyde forms a large area of coastal water, sheltered from the Atlantic ocean by the Kintyre peninsula which encloses the outer firth in Argyll and Ayrshire, Scotland. ... Gourock (Guireag in Scottish Gaelic which means pimple shaped or rounded hill in reference to the many hills surrounding the area,) is a burgh in Inverclyde, Scotland. ... Wemyss Bay is a village on the East Coast of the Firth of Clyde in the district of Inverclyde, Scotland. ... Caledonian MacBrayne (usually shortened to Cal-Mac) is the major operator of passenger and vehicle ferries between the mainland of Scotland and all major islands on Scotlands West coast. ...

Prior to the 1923 grouping, the line was part of the Caledonian Railway and then became part of the LMS. The line was electrified in 1967, seven years after the North Clyde lines. The electric Class 311 trains were specially built for the line in 1967, although Class 303 trains were also used. Both classes have since been superseded by Classes 314, 318 and 334 units. The Caledonian Railway was a Scottish railway company which was grouped into the London Midland and Scottish Railway by the Railways Act 1921 in 1923. ... LMS is an acronym with a few different meanings: London Mathematical Society Learning Management System Least mean squares an algorithm for adaptive filtering in digital signal processing London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Missionary Society LMS Color Space Library Management System LMS is also a user name used by Larry... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... The North Clyde Line (sometimes called the North Electric line) is a suburban railway in West Central Scotland. ... The British Rail Class 311 electric multiple unit was built by Cravens at Sheffield in 1967. ... The British Rail Class 303 electric multiple units, also known as Blue Train units, were introduced for the electrification of the North Clyde line in Strathclyde. ... The British Rail Class 314 is an electric multiple unit train found on the SPT rail network in Central Scotland. ... The British Rail Class 318 is an electric multiple unit train, which operates exclusively in the SPT network in West Central Scotland. ... Class 334s 334016 and 334010 at Gourock on 28 May 2006. ...

In the 1970s and 1980s all stations on the line were equipped with automatic ticket barriers, similar to those used on the London Underground. Single tickets, return tickets and season tickets could be purchased. The ticket barriers were turnstiles. Above the barriers were red and green illuminated entry/no entry signs, plus an additional sign which was illuminated when a child fare ticket had been used. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... The nickname the Tube comes from the circular tube-like tunnels through which the small-profile trains travel. ...

The Inverclyde line follows the same Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway line as the Ayrshire Coast Line until Paisley Gilmour Street; although the two lines occupy different sets of platforms at Paisley Gilmour Street. Three trains an hour operate this stretch at peak times; most, however, stop at none or only some of the intermediate stations in this period. The Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway company was formed in 1837 to provide a railway link between Glasgow and Paisley, Scotland. ... The Ayrshire Coast Line is one of the lines within the Strathclyde suburban rail network. ...

From Paisley, the line heads to Port Glasgow station, after which it branches. The main route heads through Greenock to Gourock, where it connects with ferry services to Dunoon in the Cowal peninsula. The branch heads through the back of Greenock to Wemyss Bay, where it connects with ferry services to Rothesay on the island of Bute. Port Glasgow is a burgh in Inverclyde, Scotland on the River Clyde. ... Greenock (Grianaig in Scottish Gaelic) is a large burgh and a burgh of barony in the unitary authority region of Inverclyde in western Scotland, forming part of a continuous urban area with Gourock to the west and Port Glasgow to the east. ... Gourock (Guireag in Scottish Gaelic which means pimple shaped or rounded hill in reference to the many hills surrounding the area,) is a burgh in Inverclyde, Scotland. ... The Holy Loch seen across the Firth of Clyde with Dunoon on the left The PS Waverley leaves Dunoon Pier, to sail up the Firth of Clyde. ... Cowal is a peninsula of Argyll in the Scottish Highlands. ... Wemyss Bay is a village on the East Coast of the Firth of Clyde in the district of Inverclyde, Scotland. ... Rothesay is the name of two towns: The original Rothesay on the Isle of Bute in Scotland Its namesake Rothesay in New Brunswick, Canada The Duke of Rothesay is the name of the Heir Apparent in Scotland This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that... Bute shown within Argyll and Bute Bute is one of the islands of the lower Firth of Clyde in Scotland. ...

The planned railway link to Glasgow Airport will branch off from the Inverclyde Line shortly after it leaves Paisley St. James. As of June 2006, the rail link was at the consideration stage. The Glasgow Airport Rail Link (GARL) is a proposed rail link which will link Glasgow Central station to Glasgow International Airport. ... Glasgow International Airport (IATA: GLA, ICAO: EGPF), located 8 miles (13 km) west of Glasgow, near the towns of Paisley and Renfrew, is the largest international airport in Scotland, and fifth largest in the UK in terms of annual passenger throughput. ...

A Class 314 train leaves Gourock pierhead to run along the south bank of the Firth of Clyde towards Glasgow.

Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2145x1408, 419 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Inverclyde Line Wikipedia:Scottish Wikipedians notice board/New images ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2145x1408, 419 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Inverclyde Line Wikipedia:Scottish Wikipedians notice board/New images ... The British Rail Class 314 is an electric multiple unit train found on the SPT rail network in Central Scotland. ... Map of the Firth of Clyde and area The Firth of Clyde forms a large area of coastal water, sheltered from the Atlantic ocean by the Kintyre peninsula which encloses the outer firth in Argyll and Ayrshire, Scotland. ...