Hillington West railway station

55°51′21″N 4°22′15″W / 55.8559°N 4.3708°W / 55.8559; -4.3708Grid referenceNS516650Managed byScotRailTransit authoritySPTPlatforms2Tracks3Other informationStation codeHLWKey dates1 April 1940Opened as Hillington3 March 1952Renamed Hillington WestPassengers2018/19 0.294 million2019/20 0.302 million2020/21 88,4922021/22 0.207 million2022/23 0.242 million

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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.^[2] The station was renamed Hillington West on 3 March 1952.^[2]

Services

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

References

• 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

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