Thornliebank railway station
Thornliebank railway station is a railway station in the village of Thornliebank, East Renfrewshire, Greater Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and is on the Glasgow South Western Line (East Kilbride branch).
Thornliebank  | |
|---|---|
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| Location | Thornliebank, East Renfrewshire Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55.8108°N 4.3114°W |
| Grid reference | NS552599 |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | THB |
| History | |
| Original company | Busby Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMS |
| Key dates | |
| 1 October 1881 | Opened[1] |
| Passengers | |
| 2015/16 |  0.254 million |
| 2016/17 | 0.283 million |
| 2017/18 | 0.286 million |
| 2018/19 |  0.278 million |
| 2019/20 | 0.279 million |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
History
The station was opened by the Busby Railway on 1 October 1881.[1]
There was a ticket office located on the down (Glasgow bound) platform, but was destroyed by vandals in 1983.
Services
The station has a half-hourly service in each direction (including Sundays) to Glasgow Central and East Kilbride.[2]
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giffnock | Abellio ScotRail Glasgow South Western Line |
Pollokshaws West | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Giffnock Line and station open |
Caledonian Railway Busby Railway |
Pollokshaws Line and station open | ||
References
Notes
- Butt (1995), page 229
- Table 222 National Rail timetable, May 2016
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.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- RAILSCOT on Busby Railway
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