Hillington East railway station

Coordinates: 55°51′15″N 4°21′18″W / 55.8542°N 4.3551°W / 55.8542; -4.3551
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Hillington East

Scottish Gaelic: Hillington an Ear[1]
National Rail
Hillington East station in 2020.
General information
LocationHillington, Glasgow
Scotland
Coordinates55°51′15″N 4°21′18″W / 55.8542°N 4.3551°W / 55.8542; -4.3551
Grid referenceNS526648
Managed byScotRail
Transit authoritySPT
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeHLE
Key dates
19 March 1934Opened as Hillington
1 April 1940Renamed Hillington East
Passengers
2018/19Steady 0.279 million
2019/20Decrease 0.274 million
2020/21Decrease 68,926
2021/22Increase 0.143 million
2022/23Increase 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[edit]

The station opened on 19 March 1934 as Hillington.[2] The station was renamed Hillington East on 1 April 1940.[2]

Services[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
  2. ^ a b Butt, page 120
  3. ^ Table 219 National Rail timetable, May 2016

References[edit]

  • 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.

External links[edit]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Hillington West   ScotRail
Wemyss Bay or Gourock - Glasgow Central
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