Inverkip railway station is a railway station serving the village of Inverkip, Inverclyde, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and is on the Inverclyde Line, 28¾ miles (46 km) west of Glasgow Central.
The embankment is all that remains of the former Down platform. All of the station buildings have now been removed and replaced with a bus shelter. The flats in the background (known as The Kyles) are built in what was the station goods yard.
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