Hillington West railway station

Hillington West
Scottish Gaelic: Hillington an Iar

Location
Place	Hillington
Local authority	Glasgow
Coordinates	55°51′21″N 4°22′15″W / 55.8559°N 4.3708°W / 55.8559; -4.3708Coordinates: 55°51′21″N 4°22′15″W / 55.8559°N 4.3708°W / 55.8559; -4.3708
Grid reference	NS516650
Operations
Station code	HLW
Managed by	Abellio ScotRail
Number of platforms	2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	0.154 million
2005/06	0.173 million
2006/07	0.181 million
2007/08	0.202 million
2008/09	0.246 million
2009/10	0.232 million
2010/11	0.251 million
2011/12	0.255 million
2012/13	0.280 million
2013/14	0.330 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	SPT
History
1 April 1940	Opened as Hillington
3 March 1952	Renamed Hillington West
National Rail – UK railway stations

* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Hillington West from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Hillington West railway station is located in the Hillington district of Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by Abellio 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 Glasgow Central & westbound to Greenock Central & 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.^[2]

Footnotes

1 2 Butt, page 120
↑ Table 219 National Rail timetable, May 2016

References

Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1.

External links

Train times and station information for Hillington West railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Paisley Gilmour Street		Abellio ScotRail Inverclyde Line		Hillington East

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