Giffnock railway station
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| Giffnock | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Giffnock |
| Local authority | East Renfrewshire |
| Coordinates | 55°48′14″N 4°17′38″W / 55.804°N 4.294°WCoordinates: 55°48′14″N 4°17′38″W / 55.804°N 4.294°W |
| Operations | |
| Station code | GFN |
| Managed by | First ScotRail |
| Platforms in use | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 0.224 million |
| 2005/06 * | 0.245 million |
| 2006/07 * | 0.266 million |
| History | |
| Original company | Busby Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMS |
| 1 January 1866 | Opened[1] |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Giffnock from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |
Giffnock railway station is a railway station in the town of Giffnock, East Renfrewshire, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and is on the East Kilbride branch of the Glasgow South Western Line.
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[edit] History
The station was opened by the Busby Railway on 1 January 1866.[1]
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[edit] 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 | ||
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| Clarkston | First ScotRail |
Thornliebank | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Clarkston Line and station open |
Caledonian Railway |
Thornliebank Line and station open |
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[edit] References
[edit] Notes
[edit] 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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