Drumfrochar railway station

Drumfrochar

Scottish Gaelic: Druim Fhraochair
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
2019/20 67,642
2020/21 6,408
2021/22 32,924
2022/23 46,980
2023/24 65,562
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.