Giffnock railway station
Giffnock railway station is a railway station in the town of Giffnock, East Renfrewshire, Scotland. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and is on the East Kilbride branch of the Glasgow South Western Line.
Giffnock  | |
|---|---|
| Scottish Gaelic: Giofnag[1] | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Giffnock |
| Local authority | East Renfrewshire |
| Coordinates | 55.8039°N 4.2930°W |
| Grid reference | NS563591 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | GFN |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
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| 2015/16 | |
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| 2018/19 |  |
| History | |
| Original company | Busby Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMS |
| 1 January 1866 | Opened[2] |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Giffnock from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
History
The station was opened by the Busby Railway on 1 January 1866.[2]
Location
The station is located in the town centre of Giffnock. The station has a large car park servicing it that it shares with Giffnock Library. The station is located on Station Road and has a footbridge crossing the line that also serves as access from Giffnock's eastern areas to the town centre, as it is the only access across the line in this area. The station has 2 platforms. The western platform is for trains to Glasgow Central and the eastern one for trains to East Kilbride. The next station towards Glasgow is Thornliebank and the next station toward East Kilbride is Clarkston.
Services
The station has a half-hourly service in each direction (including Sundays) to Glasgow Central and East Kilbride.[3] Express trains also use the line, but they don't stop at Giffnock. The nearest station they stop at is Clarkston
| Preceding station | |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarkston | Abellio ScotRail Glasgow South Western Line |
Thornliebank | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Clarkston Line and station open |
Caledonian Railway Busby Railway |
Thornliebank Line and station open | ||
References
Notes
- Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
- Butt (1995), p. 102.
- Table 222 National Rail timetable, May 2016
Sources
- 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: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. 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 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.