Nitshill railway station

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5+34 miles (9.3 km) southwest of Glasgow Central.

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History

The station was opened by the Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway on 27 September 1848. [1]

In 2023, the footbridge was replaced with one with ramps to allow step-free access. [2]

Facilities

The ramp leading to Platform 2 Nitshill Station platform 2 ramp.jpg
The ramp leading to Platform 2

The station is unstaffed and has no ticketing provision, so all tickets must be bought prior to travel or on the train. There are no permanent buildings here other than standard waiting shelters on each platform. [3] Train running information is offered via digital display screens, timetable posters and automated announcements; a help point is also provided on each side. Step-free access is possible to both platforms. [2]

Services

Monday to Saturday daytimes there is a half-hourly service northbound to Glasgow Central and southbound to Barrhead. This drops to hourly in the evenings with southbound services extending to Kilmarnock with one extending to Dumfries. [4]

From 21 May 2017 there is an hourly Sunday service to Glasgow Central and to Kilmarnock. [5] Additionally, there is one afternoon service to Carlisle on Sundays.

Nitshill
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General information
Location Nitshill, Glasgow
Scotland
Coordinates 55°48′43″N4°21′37″W / 55.8119°N 4.3603°W / 55.8119; -4.3603
Grid reference NS521601
Managed by ScotRail
Transit authority SPT
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeNIT
History
Original company Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway
Pre-grouping G&SWR & CR
Post-grouping LMS
Key dates
27 September 1848Opened [1]
Passengers
2018/19Increase2.svg 0.142 million
Preceding station National Rail logo.svg National Rail Following station
Barrhead   ScotRail
Glasgow South Western Line
  Priesthill & Darnley
  Historical railways  
Barrhead   Caledonian and Glasgow & South Western Railways
Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway
  Kennishead

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References

Notes

  1. 1 2 Butt (1995), page 1848
  2. 1 2 "Glasgow-Barrhead line electrification works set to begin". Network Rail Media Centre. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  3. Nitshill Railway station (2013) 'Laird, G Geograph.org.uk, Retrieved 25 May 2017
  4. Table 222 National Rail timetable, May 2017
  5. "Train Times" (PDF). Retrieved 16 May 2017.[ permanent dead link ]

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