Drumchapel railway station
Railway station in Glasgow, Scotland
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Drumchapel railway station serves the Drumchapel, Blairdardie and Old Drumchapel areas of Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is served by trains on the Argyle Line and North Clyde Line. It is situated between Westerton to the east and Drumry to the west, and is located 7 miles 20 chains (11.7 km) from Glasgow Queen Street (High Level), measured via Maryhill.[4]
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Drumchapel railway station, with a train departing the westbound platform | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Drumchapel, Glasgow Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 55.9047°N 4.3630°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NS523704 | ||||
| Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
| Transit authority | SPT | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | DMC[2] | ||||
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| 1 May 1890[3] | Opened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 |  50,794 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  0.191 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.236 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.300 million | ||||
| 2024/25 | 0.331 million | ||||
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History
Facilities
The station has a small car park, with a staffed ticket office and a ticket machine. Both platforms have help points, shelters and benches, with bike racks adjacent to the car park.[8] There is also a bus stop for the number 3 (formerly along with the number 16) operated by First Glasgow with services to Govan.[9]
Passenger volume
| 2002–03 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | |
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| Entries and exits | 213,644 | 244,174 | 292,530 | 299,686 | 309,314 | 349,794 | 356,140 | 370,858 | 387,028 | 405,038 | 376,238 | 383,890 | 385,420 | 360,184 | 343,572 | 337,244 | 323,854 | 50,794 | 191,328 | 236,092 |
The statistics cover twelve-month periods that start in April.
Services
On Mondays to Saturdays, trains between Balloch and 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 Larkhall. On Sundays, there is a half-hourly service to Edinburgh via Airdrie and to Helensburgh Central.[11]
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Westerton | ScotRail Argyle Line |
Drumry | ||
| ScotRail North Clyde Line |
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| Historical railways | ||||
| Westerton | North British Railway Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway |
Singer | ||
