Hillington West railway station
Hillington West railway station is located in the Hillington district of Glasgow, Scotland, also serving the western portion of the large Hillington industrial estate (which is part of the town of Renfrew) to the north, and the Penilee neighbourhood (within Glasgow) to the south. The station, is managed by Abellio ScotRail and is on the Inverclyde Line.
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Location | Hillington, Glasgow Scotland |
Coordinates | 55.8559°N 4.3708°W |
Grid reference | NS516650 |
Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
Transit authority | SPT |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | HLW |
Key dates | |
1 April 1940 | Opened as Hillington |
3 March 1952 | Renamed Hillington West |
Passengers | |
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Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
History
The station opened on 1 April 1940 as Hillington.[2] The station was renamed Hillington West on 3 March 1952.[2]
Services
The basic off peak frequency from here (Mon-Sat) is half-hourly, eastbound to Glasgow Central & westbound to Greenock Central and Gourock. A few Wemyss Bay trains call in the peaks and also in the evenings (once per hour each way after 18:30 to maintain the overall frequency, as the Gourock service drops to hourly). On Sundays the Gourock - Glasgow trains call hourly.[3] The station is served by a manned ticket office, 07:14 to 14:14 Monday to Saturday.[4]
Footnotes
- Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
- Butt, page 120
- Table 219 National Rail timetable, May 2016
- "Hillington West | ScotRail". www.scotrail.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
References
External links
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- Train times and station information for Hillington West railway station from National Rail
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Following station | ||
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Paisley Gilmour Street | Abellio ScotRail Inverclyde Line |
Hillington East |