Drumfrochar railway station

Drumfrochar National Rail
Scottish Gaelic: Druim Fhraochair[1]
Location
Place Greenock
Local authority Inverclyde
Coordinates 55°56′28″N 4°46′20″W / 55.9412°N 4.7723°W / 55.9412; -4.7723Coordinates: 55°56′28″N 4°46′20″W / 55.9412°N 4.7723°W / 55.9412; -4.7723
Grid reference NS269754
Operations
Station code DFR
Managed by Abellio ScotRail
Number of platforms 1
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2012/13 Increase 60,022
2013/14 Increase 69,828
2014/15 Increase 72,922
2015/16 Decrease 68,438
2016/17 Increase 80,654
History
Key dates Opened 24 May 1998 (24 May 1998)
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Drumfrochar from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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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 Abellio 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.

Services

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

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

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.


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