Drumfrochar railway station
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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 | ||||
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| 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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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
[edit]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
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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.
External links
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