Hillington East railway station
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 Abellio ScotRail and is on the Inverclyde Line.
Hillington East  | |
|---|---|
| Scottish Gaelic: Hillington an Ear[1] | |
 Looking east towards Cardonald | |
| Location | |
| Place | Hillington |
| Local authority | Glasgow |
| Coordinates | 55.8542°N 4.3551°W |
| Grid reference | NS526648 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | HLE |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2014/15 |  |
| 2015/16 | |
| 2016/17 | |
| 2017/18 | |
| 2018/19 |  |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | SPT |
| History | |
| 19 March 1934 | Opened as Hillington |
| 1 April 1940 | Renamed Hillington East |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Hillington East from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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.
- 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- 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 | |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillington West | Abellio ScotRail Inverclyde Line |
Cardonald | ||