Drumfrochar railway station explained

Drumfrochar
Native Name:gd|Druim Fhraochair[1]
Symbol Location:gb
Symbol:rail
Borough:Greenock, Inverclyde
Country:Scotland, United Kingdom
Coordinates:55.9412°N -4.7723°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Manager:ScotRail
Platforms:1
Code:DFR
Years:24 May 1998
Events:Opened
Footnotes: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, 23miles west of .

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

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[2]

This service is reduced to hourly during the evenings, and on Sundays

Notes and References

  1. Book: Brailsford . Martyn . Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man . 6th . December 2017 . 1987 . Trackmaps . Frome . 978-0-9549866-9-8 . Gaelic/English Station Index .
  2. Web site: 16 November 2024 . Scotrail timetables - "Ayrshire, Inverclyde & Stranraer" .