Thornliebank railway station

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Thornliebank
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General information
Location Thornliebank, East Renfrewshire
Scotland
Coordinates 55°48′39″N4°18′41″W / 55.8108°N 4.3114°W / 55.8108; -4.3114 Coordinates: 55°48′39″N4°18′41″W / 55.8108°N 4.3114°W / 55.8108; -4.3114
Grid reference NS552599
Managed by ScotRail
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeTHB
History
Original company Busby Railway
Pre-grouping Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping LMS
Key dates
1 October 1881Opened [1]
Passengers
2017/18Increase2.svg 0.286 million

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.[ citation needed ]

Services

The station has a half-hourly service in each direction (including Sundays) to Glasgow Central and East Kilbride. [2]

Preceding station National Rail logo.svg National Rail Following station
Giffnock   ScotRail
Glasgow South Western Line
  Pollokshaws West
  Historical railways  
Giffnock
Line and station open		  Caledonian Railway
Busby Railway
  Pollokshaws
Line and station open

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References

Notes

  1. 1 2 Butt (1995), page 229
  2. ↑ Table 222 National Rail timetable, May 2016

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