Drumry railway station

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Drumry

Scottish Gaelic: Druim Rìgh[1]
National Rail
Drumry railway station 1.jpg
LocationClydebank, West Dunbartonshire
Scotland
Coordinates55°54′17″N 4°23′07″W / 55.9046°N 4.3854°W / 55.9046; -4.3854Coordinates: 55°54′17″N 4°23′07″W / 55.9046°N 4.3854°W / 55.9046; -4.3854
Grid referenceNS509705
Managed byAbellio ScotRail
Transit authoritySPT
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeDMY
Passengers
2016/17Decrease 0.251 million
2017/18Decrease 0.244 million
2018/19Increase 0.248 million
2019/20Decrease 0.236 million
2020/21Decrease 33,856
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Drumry railway station serves the Drumry and Linnvale area of Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The railway station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and is served by trains on the Argyle Line and North Clyde Line.

Drumry station was opened in 1953 to serve two of the new housing schemes that were built post World War II on the northern edges of the Burgh of Clydebank. To the north of the line is the area known as South Drumry and to the south of the line is the area of Linnvale which is bounded by the Great Western Road to the east, the railway line to the north and the Forth and Clyde Canal to the south.

Facilities[]

The station has car parking facilities, and has ten cycle stands available. It is staffed from Monday to Saturday.[2]

Work to replace the platform surfaces will start in January 2022, and is expected to continue until June.[3]

Services[]

There is a basic 15-minute service frequency in each direction throughout the day (Mon-Sat), provided by North Clyde Line and Argyle Line services. The Airdrie to Balloch via Queen Street call, along with Argyle Line trains between Dalmuir and Central Low Level. These originate at Motherwell or Whifflet northbound but run to Larkhall via Hamilton Central southbound. On Sundays, there is a half-hourly service each way, provide by the Edinburgh to Helensburgh Central trains.[4]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Drumchapel   Abellio ScotRail
Argyle Line
  Singer
Drumchapel   Abellio ScotRail
North Clyde Line
  Singer

References[]

  1. ^ Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. "Gaelic/English Station Index". Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
  2. ^ "National Rail Enquiries - Station facilities for Drumry".
  3. ^ "Drumry Station platform works set to begin next month". Network Rail Media Centre. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ GB eNRT May 2016 Edition, Table 226

Sources[]

  • Butt, R. V. J. (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.
  • 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.


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