Hillington West railway station explained

Hillington West
Native Name:Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: Hillington an Iar
Symbol Location:gb
Symbol:rail
Borough:Hillington, Glasgow
Country:Scotland
Coordinates:55.8559°N -4.3708°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Manager:ScotRail
Platforms:2
Tracks:3
Code:HLW
Transit Authority:SPT
Years:1 April 1940
Events:Opened as Hillington
Years1:3 March 1952
Events1:Renamed Hillington West
Footnotes:Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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

The station opened on 1 April 1940 as Hillington.[1] The station was renamed Hillington West on 3 March 1952.[1]

Services

The basic off peak frequency from here (Mon-Sat) is half-hourly, eastbound to & westbound to and . A few 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. The station is served by a staffed ticket office, 07:14 to 14:14 Monday to Saturday.[2]

References

Notes and References

  1. Butt, page 120
  2. Web site: Hillington West ScotRail. www.scotrail.co.uk. en. 2019-07-01.