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Caledonian Railway The Caledonian Railway (CR) was a major Scottish railway company. It was formed in the early 19th century with the objective of forming a link between English railways and Glasgow. It progressively extended its network and reached Edinburgh an ...

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, embedded = 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

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on the

Inverclyde Line The Inverclyde Line is a railway line running from Glasgow Central station through Paisley (Gilmour Street) and a series of stations to the south of the River Clyde and the Firth of Clyde, terminating at Gourock and Wemyss Bay, where it connec ...

out of

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History

The station was opened by the

on 1 June 1889 when the Greenock line was extended to . It was closed temporarily between 5 February and 20 April 1973. It closed again in October 1993. 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

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club.

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.

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* {{Railway stations served by Abellio Scotrail 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