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This is the main station in Greenock. It replaced Greenock Cathcart Street [1st] which was the original terminus of the line. The original terminus line was located slightly to the north and the line was cut back to the new station on opening. In addition the new alignment was further north in general. To great local disappointment Greenock Mansion House was demolished as part of the works. The new station opened with extension of the line west to Gourock.

In 1898 it was renamed from 'Greenock Cathcart Street' to 'Greenock Central'.

The station, by James Miller, had a large glazed roof with castellated turrets at the ends of the supporting walls. It has two through platforms and a bay platform with two lines. The roof was partially restored after the Greenock Blitz over the circulating area but with canopies on the platforms.

To the immediate south of the station was Greenock Goods. This was enlarged with the opening of the new station, taking some of the land of the former station. On the north side was the mineral depot on a long dropping ramp and, by reversal, a line to the docks to the north. This replaced a previous mineral depot which was now partly used for the alignment through the station. The new mineral depot was a little to the north of the original.

The station had two boxes: Greenock Central Signal Box on the approach from the east and (until 1921) Greenock No2 at the west end.

During the Greenock Blitz in the Second World War the station was damaged, losing its overall roof. A smaller roof was retained. (Greenock Ladyburn Shed to the east was also badly damaged.)

The circulating area is now the station car park. The cut back roof and canopies were removed in the 1990s. The offices and waiting rooms were on the north and east sides of this area. Of the large former building the entry arches remain and the considerable side walls which once supported the roof. A much smaller, but modern, ticket office and waiting room has been built.

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