Hillington East railway station

Railway station in Glasgow, Scotland

55°51′15″N 4°21′18″W / 55.8542°N 4.3551°W / 55.8542; -4.3551Grid referenceNS526648Managed byScotRailTransit authoritySPTPlatforms2Other informationStation codeHLEKey dates19 March 1934Opened as Hillington1 April 1940Renamed Hillington EastPassengers2018/19Steady 0.279 million2019/20Decrease 0.274 million2020/21Decrease 68,9262021/22Increase 0.143 million2022/23Increase 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

  1. ^ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
  2. ^ a b Butt, page 120
  3. ^ 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.

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