Drumfrochar railway station

Railway station in Inverclyde, Scotland, UK

55°56′28″N 4°46′20″W / 55.9412°N 4.7723°W / 55.9412; -4.7723Grid referenceNS269754Managed byScotRailPlatforms1Other informationStation codeDFRKey dates24 May 1998OpenedPassengers2018/19Increase 73,9802019/20Decrease 67,6422020/21Decrease 6,4082021/22Increase 32,9242022/23Increase 46,980
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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.

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

Since opening in 1998, there has been an hourly service at Drumfrochar, with Inverclyde Line services between Glasgow Central and Wemyss Bay.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Branchton   ScotRail
Inverclyde Line
  Whinhill

Gallery

  • Drumfrochar station signs
    Drumfrochar station signs
  • A Glasgow bound train is just leaving
    A Glasgow bound train is just leaving
  • Drumfrochar station, looking east towards Glasgow
    Drumfrochar station, looking east towards Glasgow

References

  1. ^ 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.

External links

Media related to Drumfrochar railway station at Wikimedia Commons

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