Thornliebank railway station

Thornliebank
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General information
Location	East Renfrewshire
Coordinates	55°48′39″N 4°18′41″W / 55.8108°N 4.3114°W
Managed by	Abellio ScotRail
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	THB
History
Original company	Busby Railway
Pre-grouping	Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping	LMS
Key dates
1 October 1881	Opened

Thornliebank railway station is a railway station in the village of Thornliebank, East Renfrewshire, Greater Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and is on the Glasgow South Western Line (East Kilbride branch).

History

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]}

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

Preceding station	National Rail		Following station
Giffnock		Abellio 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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RAILSCOT on Busby Railway