Gourock railway station
Gourock railway station is a terminus of the Inverclyde Line, located at Gourock pierhead, Scotland. It was originally closely integrated with an extensive clyde steamer pier as well as serving the coastal resort town.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Gourock, Inverclyde, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Gourock Railway Station”, “Gourock Station”, and “GRK”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Granny Kempock Stone and Fort Matilda railway station.
Granny Kempock Stone
Archaeological site
The megalithic Kempock Stone, popularly known as Granny Kempock, stands on a cliff behind Kempock Street, the main shopping street in Gourock, Scotland. Granny Kempock Stone is situated 850 feet west of Gourock railway station.
Fort Matilda railway station
Railway station
Photo: Dave souza, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 railway station is situated 1 mile east of Gourock railway station.
Clydeview Academy
School
Clydeview Academy is a non-denominational secondary school situated in Gourock, Inverclyde. It was founded in 2011 and opened to pupils on 17 August 2011. Clydeview Academy is situated 1 mile southeast of Gourock railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gourock and Midton.
Gourock
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gourock is a ferry port on Clydeside in the Central Belt of Scotland. Most visitors are only passing through, to catch ferries to Dunoon in Argyll. In 2022 Gourock had a population of 10,200.
Midton
Suburb
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gourock is a town in the Inverclyde council area and formerly a burgh of the County of Renfrew in the west of Scotland. It was a seaside resort on the East shore of the upper Firth of Clyde.
Fort Matilda
Suburb
Photo: Dave souza, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Fort Matilda is an area of the town of Greenock in Inverclyde, Scotland. Its name comes from a coastal battery built on Whiteforeland Point 1814–1819 to defend the River Clyde.
Gourock railway station
- Categories: harbour railway station, station, and transportation
- Location: Inverclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.96162° or 55° 57′ 42″ northLongitude
-4.81567° or 4° 48′ 56″ westElevation
23 feet (7 metres)Operator
ScotRailNetwork
National RailAbbreviation
“GRK”Open location code
9C7QX56M+JPOpenStreetMap ID
node 1304152167OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesGeoNames ID
6952670Wikidata ID
Q1831055
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Gourock railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Gourock”
- Dutch: “Station Gourock”
- French: “gare de Gourock”
- French: “Gourock”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Gourock railway station”. Photo: Dave souza, CC BY-SA 4.0.