Hillington West railway station

Coordinates: 55°51′21″N 4°22′15″W / 55.8559°N 4.3708°W / 55.8559; -4.3708
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Hillington West

Scottish Gaelic: Hillington an Iar[1]
National Rail
General information
LocationHillington, Glasgow
Scotland
Coordinates55°51′21″N 4°22′15″W / 55.8559°N 4.3708°W / 55.8559; -4.3708
Grid referenceNS516650
Managed byScotRail
Transit authoritySPT
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeHLW
Key dates
1 April 1940Opened as Hillington
3 March 1952Renamed Hillington West
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 0.294 million
2019/20Increase 0.302 million
2020/21Decrease 88,492
2021/22Increase 0.207 million
2022/23Increase 0.242 million
Notes
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[edit]

The station opened on 1 April 1940 as Hillington.[2] The station was renamed Hillington West on 3 March 1952.[2]

Services[edit]

The basic off peak frequency from here (Mon-Sat) is half-hourly, eastbound to Glasgow Central & 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 to maintain the overall frequency, as the Gourock service drops to hourly). On Sundays the Gourock - Glasgow trains call hourly.[3] The station is served by a staffed ticket office, 07:14 to 14:14 Monday to Saturday.[4]

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ^ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
  2. ^ a b Butt, page 120
  3. ^ Table 219 National Rail timetable, May 2016
  4. ^ "Hillington West | ScotRail". www.scotrail.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2019.

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
Paisley Gilmour Street   ScotRail
Wemyss Bay or Gourock - Glasgow Central
  Hillington East