Thornliebank railway station
| General information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Thornliebank, East Renfrewshire Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 55°48′39″N 4°18′41″W / 55.8108°N 4.3114°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NS552599 | ||||
| Managed by | 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 | |||||
| 2019/20 | 0.279 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 50,950 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 0.144 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.190 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.256 million | ||||
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Thornliebank railway station is a railway station serving the village of Thornliebank, Greater Glasgow on the East Kilbride–Glasgow Central line. The station is managed by ScotRail, which provides all services at the station.
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 | ScotRail East Kilbride–Glasgow Central line |
Pollokshaws West | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Giffnock Line and station open |
Caledonian Railway Busby Railway |
Pollokshaws Line and station open | ||
References
Notes
- ^ a b Butt (1995), page 229
- ^ Table 222 National Rail timetable, May 2016
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. OL 11956311M.
- 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