Newton Street Tunnel
Location type
TunnelName and dates
Newton Street Tunnel (1889-)Opened on the Gourock Extension Railway (Caledonian Railway).
Description
This is the second longest railway tunnel in Scotland. It is a double track tunnel running between Greenock West and Fort Matilda. The length is 2,111 yds - a mile and 350 yards.
Tags
Tunnel
| Nearby stations Greenock Princes Pier [1st] Greenock West Greenock Princes Pier [2nd] Fort Matilda Drumfrochar Greenock Cathcart Street [1st] Greenock Central Upper Greenock Greenock (Lynedoch) Branchton Whinhill Gourock Ravenscraig Cartsdyke IBM | Union Street Tunnel Princes Pier Shed Greenock Containerbase Sidings Princes Pier Junction Bay of Quick Shipyard Princes Pier Goods Kilblain Engine Works Orangefield Tunnel Albert Quay Greenock Gas Works Lyle Hill Monument Greenock Container Port Wellington Street Catch Points Tourist/other Old West Kirk [Greenock] McLean Art Gallery |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| 01/06/1889 | Gourock Extension (Caledonian Railway) Opened from Greenock Central to Gourock via the Newton Street Tunnel. A new pier was built at Gourock. Stations opened; Gourock, Fort Matilda, Greenock West and Greenock re-built nearby as Greenock Central. Dellingburn Branch connection modified. |
