Hillington East railway station
General information | |
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Location | Hillington, Glasgow Scotland |
Coordinates | 55°51′15″N 4°21′18″W / 55.8542°N 4.3551°W |
Grid reference | NS526648 |
Managed by | ScotRail |
Transit authority | SPT |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | HLE |
Key dates | |
19 March 1934 | Opened as Hillington |
1 April 1940 | Renamed Hillington East |
Passengers | |
2018/19 | 0.279 million |
2019/20 | 0.274 million |
2020/21 | 68,926 |
2021/22 | 0.143 million |
2022/23 | 0.176 million |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Hillington East railway station is located in the Hillington district of Glasgow, Scotland, also serving the eastern portion of the large Hillington industrial estate (which is part of the town of Renfrew) to the north. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Inverclyde Line.
History
The station opened on 19 March 1934 as Hillington.[2] The station was renamed Hillington East on 1 April 1940.[2]
Services
The basic off peak frequency from here (Monday to Sataturday) is half-hourly, eastbound to Glasgow Central and westbound to Greenock Central and Gourock. A few Wemyss Bay trains call in the peaks and also in the evenings (once per hour each way after 18:30, as the Gourock service drops to hourly). On Sundays both Gourock and Wemyss Bay trains call here, giving a half-hourly frequency to/from Glasgow.[3]
Footnotes
- ^ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
- ^ a b Butt, page 120
- ^ Table 219 National Rail timetable, May 2016
References
- Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
External links
- Train times and station information for Hillington East railway station from National Rail
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Hillington West | ScotRail Wemyss Bay or Gourock - Glasgow Central |
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