Fort Matilda railway station

Fort Matilda

Scottish Gaelic: Gearastan Matilda[1]
National Rail
Looking west as a train leaves for Gourock
General information
LocationFort Matilda, Inverclyde
Scotland
Coordinates55°57′32″N 4°47′42″W / 55.9589°N 4.7949°W / 55.9589; -4.7949
Grid referenceNS256775
Managed byScotRail
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeFTM
History
Original companyCaledonian Railway
Pre-groupingCaledonian Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 June 1889Opened
5 February 1973Temporarily closed
20 April 1973Reopened
October 1993Closed
?Reopened
Passengers
2019/20Decrease 0.142 million
2020/21Decrease 13,024
2021/22Increase 60,052
2022/23Increase 85,186
2023/24Increase 0.102 million
Listed Building – Category B
Designated5 March 1982
Reference no.LB34174[2]
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Fort Matilda railway station lies at the far western edge of the town of Greenock, Scotland. It is a non-staffed station, and is the last stop before the terminus of Gourock railway station on the Inverclyde Line out of Glasgow Central station.

History

The station was opened by the Caledonian Railway on 1 June 1889 when the Greenock line was extended to Gourock. It was closed temporarily between 5 February and 20 April 1973. It closed again in October 1993.[3] The station has continued in use on an unmanned basis, with passengers getting their tickets on the train.

In 2011 the station building was taken over by the Greenock & District Model Railway Club, which obtained necessary approvals and funding from the Railway Heritage Trust and the Stations Community Regeneration Fund for conservation work and improvements to make the building into a clubhouse. Features such as external doors and screens are to be restored to their original appearance, and when completed accommodation will also be made available to other groups as well as use by the model railway club.[4]

Services

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[5]

Additional trains call at the station during peak hours.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Gourock   ScotRail
Inverclyde Line
   Greenock West
  Historical railways  
Gourock   Caledonian Railway
Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway
   Greenock West

References

  1. ^ Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. "Gaelic/English Station Index". Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
  2. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Fort Matilda Railway Station (Category B Listed Building) (LB34174)". Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  3. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 99. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  4. ^ "Model Rail Club's Station Restoration Is On Track". inverclydenow. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  5. ^ "Scotrail timetables - "Ayrshire, Inverclyde & Stranraer"". 16 November 2024.

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