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.

Fort Matilda Scottish Gaelic: Gearastan Matilda[1]
Looking west as a train leaves for Gourock
General information
Location	Fort Matilda, Inverclyde Scotland
Coordinates	55.9589°N 4.7949°W / 55.9589; -4.7949
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
2016/17	0.140 million
2017/18	0.140 million
2018/19	0.148 million
2019/20	0.142 million
2020/21	13,024
Listed Building – Category B
Designated	5 March 1982
Reference no.	LB34174[2]
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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

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