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Drumchapel railway station

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Drumchapel
General information
LocationGlasgow
Managed byAbellio ScotRail
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeDMC

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.

Facilities

The station has a small car park with 29 spaces, 10 cycle stands, and a staffed ticket office during operating hours.[1]

Services

On Mondays-Saturdays, trains originate from Balloch with the destination being Airdrie, before 6pm,and Cumbernauld via Springburn, after 6pm. 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 Larkhall northbound but run southbound to Whifflet (with hourly extensions to Motherwell). Sundays see a half-hourly service to Edinburgh via Airdrie and to Helensburgh Central.[2]

The station is situated on the West Highland Line. However, none of these services stop here.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Westerton   Abellio ScotRail
Argyle Line
  Drumry
Westerton   Abellio ScotRail
North Clyde Line
  Drumry

References

Sources

  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.