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Drumfrochar railway station is a railway station located in a residential district in the south-western part of Greenock, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Inverclyde Line, 23 miles (37 km) west of Glasgow Central.
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 Drumfrochar station, looking west towards Wemyss Bay in October 2007 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Greenock, Inverclyde Scotland, United Kingdom | ||||
| Coordinates | 55°56′28″N 4°46′20″W / 55.9412°N 4.7723°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NS269754 | ||||
| Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | DFR | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 24 May 1998 | Opened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2018/19 |  73,980 | ||||
| 2019/20 |  67,642 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 6,408 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 32,924 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 46,980 | ||||
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Upon exiting the station to the west, one is confronted with panoramic views over the south-west of the town, including Greenock prison.
Opened on 24 May 1998, it is the newest station on the line.
The station is on the site of the Greenock rail crash in 1994.
Services
editThe typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[2]
- 2 tph to Glasgow Central via Paisley Gilmour Street
- 2 tph to Wemyss Bay
This service is reduced to hourly during the evenings, and on Sundays
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Branchton | ScotRail Inverclyde Line |
Whinhill | ||
Gallery
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Drumfrochar station signs -
A Glasgow bound train is just leaving -
Drumfrochar station, looking east towards Glasgow
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References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Scotrail timetables - "Ayrshire, Inverclyde & Stranraer"". 16 November 2024.
External links
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Media related to Drumfrochar railway station at Wikimedia Commons
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