Giffnock railway station
Giffnock railway station is a railway station in the town of Giffnock, East Renfrewshire, Scotland. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and is on the East Kilbride branch of the Glasgow South Western Line.
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| Location | Giffnock, East Renfrewshire Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55.8039°N 4.2930°W |
| Grid reference | NS563591 |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | GFN |
| History | |
| Original company | Busby Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMS |
| Key dates | |
| 1 January 1866 | Opened[2] |
| Passengers | |
| 2015/16 |  0.341 million |
| 2016/17 | 0.359 million |
| 2017/18 | 0.361 million |
| 2018/19 |  0.359 million |
| 2019/20 | 0.351 million |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
History
The station was opened by the Busby Railway on 1 January 1866.[2]
Location
The station is located in the town centre of Giffnock. The station has a large car park servicing it that it shares with Giffnock Library. The station is located on Station Road and has a footbridge crossing the line that also serves as access from Giffnock's eastern areas to the town centre, as it is the only access across the line in this area. The station has 2 platforms. The western platform is for trains to Glasgow Central and the eastern one for trains to East Kilbride. The next station towards Glasgow is Thornliebank and the next station toward East Kilbride is Clarkston.
Services
The station has a half-hourly service in each direction (including Sundays) to Glasgow Central and East Kilbride.[3] Express trains also use the line, but they don't stop at Giffnock. The nearest station they stop at is Clarkston
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Clarkston | Abellio ScotRail Glasgow South Western Line |
Thornliebank | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Clarkston Line and station open |
Caledonian Railway Busby Railway |
Thornliebank Line and station open | ||
References
Notes
- Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
- Butt (1995), p. 102.
- Table 222 National Rail timetable, May 2016
Sources
- Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
- 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.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.