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Drumfrochar railway station

Coordinates: 55°56′28″N 4°46′20″W / 55.9412°N 4.7723°W / 55.9412; -4.7723
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Drumfrochar

Scottish Gaelic: Druim Fhraochair[1]
National Rail
Drumfrochar station, looking west towards Wemyss Bay in October 2007
General information
LocationGreenock, Inverclyde
Scotland, United Kingdom
Coordinates55°56′28″N 4°46′20″W / 55.9412°N 4.7723°W / 55.9412; -4.7723
Grid referenceNS269754
Managed byScotRail
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeDFR
Key dates
24 May 1998Opened
Passengers
2018/19Increase 73,980
2019/20Decrease 67,642
2020/21Decrease 6,408
2021/22Increase 32,924
2022/23Increase 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

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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
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References

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  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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