Thornliebank railway station
Thornliebank  | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Place | Thornliebank |
| Local authority | East Renfrewshire |
| Coordinates | 55°48′39″N 4°18′41″W / 55.8108°N 4.3114°WCoordinates: 55°48′39″N 4°18′41″W / 55.8108°N 4.3114°W |
| Grid reference | NS552599 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | THB |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 |
 73,754 |
| 2005/06 |
95,431 |
| 2006/07 |
0.110 million |
| 2007/08 |
0.119 million |
| 2008/09 |
0.147 million |
| 2009/10 |
0.163 million |
| 2010/11 |
0.184 million |
| 2011/12 |
0.207 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.223 million |
| 2013/14 |
 0.217 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.230 million |
| History | |
| Original company | Busby Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMS |
| 1 October 1881 | Opened[1] |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Thornliebank from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
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).
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.
| 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
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 1-8526-0508-1. 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 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.
- RAILSCOT on Busby Railway
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