Fort Matilda railway station
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 Looking west as a train leaves for Gourock | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Fort Matilda, Inverclyde Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 55°57′32″N 4°47′42″W / 55.9589°N 4.7949°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NS256775 | ||||
| Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | FTM | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Caledonian Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 June 1889 | Opened | ||||
| 5 February 1973 | Temporarily closed | ||||
| 20 April 1973 | Reopened | ||||
| October 1993 | Closed | ||||
| ? | Reopened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  0.142 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 13,024 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  60,052 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 85,186 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.102 million | ||||
Listed Building – Category B | |||||
| Designated | 5 March 1982 | ||||
| Reference no. | LB34174[2] | ||||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[5]
- 2 tph to Glasgow Central via Paisley Gilmour Street
- 2 tph to Gourock
Additional trains call at the station during peak hours.
| 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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Scotrail timetables - "Ayrshire, Inverclyde & Stranraer"". 16 November 2024.
External links
[edit]- 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
- Railway stations in Greenock
- Former Caledonian Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1889
- SPT railway stations
- Railway stations served by ScotRail
- James Miller railway stations
- 1889 establishments in Scotland
- Listed railway stations in Scotland
- Category B listed buildings in Inverclyde