Drumchapel | |
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Drumchapel railway station, eastbound platform in 2006
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Location | |
Place | Drumchapel |
Local authority | Glasgow |
Coordinates | 55°54′17″N 4°21′47″W / 55.9047°N 4.3630°WCoordinates: 55°54′17″N 4°21′47″W / 55.9047°N 4.3630°W |
Grid reference | NS523704 |
Operations | |
Station code | DMC |
Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
Number of platforms | 2 |
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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Annual rail passenger usage* | |
2011/12 | 0.387 million |
2012/13 | 0.405 million |
2013/14 | 0.376 million |
2014/15 | 0.384 million |
2015/16 | 0.385 million |
Passenger Transport Executive | |
PTE | SPT |
National Rail – UK railway stations | |
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Drumchapel from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
Drumchapel railway station serves the Drumchapel area of Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and is served by trains on the Argyle Line and North Clyde Line.
The station is situated on Garscadden Road. It has a car park facility as well as a bus terminus.
Despite being named Drumchapel station, it is closer to Blairdardie and old Drumchapel.
The station has a small car park with 29 spaces, 10 cycle stands, and a staffed ticket office during operating hours.
On Mondays-Saturdays, trains between Balloch & Airdrie stop each way every 30 minutes. In addition to these North Clyde Line services, there are two Argyle Line trains per hour between Dalmuir and Central Low Level that call - these come from Motherwell or Whifflet northbound but run southbound to Larkhall. Sundays see a half-hourly service to Edinburgh via Airdrie and to Helensburgh Central.
The station is situated on the suburban Glasgow portion of the West Highland Line. However, none of these services stop here.