Thornliebank railway station explained

Thornliebank
Symbol Location:gb
Symbol:rail
Borough:Thornliebank, East Renfrewshire
Country:Scotland
Coordinates:55.8108°N -4.3114°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Manager:ScotRail
Platforms:2
Code:THB
Original:Busby Railway
Pregroup:Caledonian Railway
Postgroup:LMS
Years:1 October 1881
Events:Opened[1]
Footnotes:Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Thornliebank railway station is a railway station in the village of Thornliebank, East Renfrewshire, Greater Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by 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.

Services

The station has a half-hourly service in each direction (including Sundays) to and .

References

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Butt (1995), page 229