Fort Matilda railway station

Railway station in Inverclyde, Scotland, UK

55°57′32″N 4°47′42″W / 55.9589°N 4.7949°W / 55.9589; -4.7949Grid referenceNS256775Managed byScotRailPlatforms2Other informationStation codeFTMHistoryOriginal companyCaledonian RailwayPre-groupingCaledonian RailwayPost-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates1 June 1889Opened5 February 1973Temporarily closed20 April 1973ReopenedOctober 1993Closed?ReopenedPassengers2018/19

0.148 million2019/20

0.142 million2020/21

13,0242021/22

60,0522022/23

85,186

Listed Building – Category B

Designated5 March 1982Reference 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

From Monday to Saturday, there are 4tph to both Gourock and Glasgow Central. There is a reduced service on Sundays, with only 1tph each way.

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

References

^ 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.
^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Fort Matilda Railway Station (Category B Listed Building) (LB34174)". Retrieved 12 April 2019.
^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 99. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
^ "Model Rail Club's Station Restoration Is On Track". inverclydenow. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2012.

External links

Train times and station information for Fort Matilda railway station from National Rail
"Website of the Greenock & District Model Railway Club". Retrieved 11 April 2012.

Media related to Fort Matilda railway station at Wikimedia Commons

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