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.

  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.