Hillington West railway station
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| Location | Hillington, Glasgow Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 55°51′21″N 4°22′15″W / 55.8559°N 4.3708°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NS516650 | ||||
| Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
| Transit authority | SPT | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||
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| Station code | HLW | ||||
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| 1 April 1940 | Opened as Hillington | ||||
| 3 March 1952 | Renamed Hillington West | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2018/19 |  0.294 million | ||||
| 2019/20 |  0.302 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 88,492 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 0.207 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.242 million | ||||
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Hillington West railway station is located in the Hillington district of Glasgow, Scotland, also serving the western portion of the large Hillington industrial estate (which is part of the town of Renfrew) to the north, and the Penilee neighbourhood (within Glasgow) to the south. The station, is managed by ScotRail and is on the Inverclyde Line.
History
[edit]The station opened on 1 April 1940 as Hillington.[2] The station was renamed Hillington West on 3 March 1952.[2]
Services
[edit]The basic off peak frequency from here (Mon-Sat) is half-hourly, eastbound to Glasgow Central & 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 to maintain the overall frequency, as the Gourock service drops to hourly). On Sundays the Gourock - Glasgow trains call hourly.[3] The station is served by a staffed ticket office, 07:14 to 14:14 Monday to Saturday.[4]
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
- ^ a b Butt, page 120
- ^ Table 219 National Rail timetable, May 2016
- ^ "Hillington West | ScotRail". www.scotrail.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
References
[edit]- 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
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- Train times and station information for Hillington West railway station from National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Paisley Gilmour Street | ScotRail Wemyss Bay or Gourock - Glasgow Central |
Hillington East | ||
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