Thornliebank railway station

55°48′39″N 4°18′41″W / 55.8108°N 4.3114°W / 55.8108; -4.3114Grid referenceNS552599Managed byScotRailPlatforms2Other informationStation codeTHBHistoryOriginal companyBusby RailwayPre-groupingCaledonian RailwayPost-groupingLMSKey dates1 October 1881Opened^[1]Passengers2018/19 0.278 million2019/20 0.279 million2020/21 50,9502021/22 0.144 million2022/23 0.190 million

Notes
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.^{[citation needed]}

Services

The station has a half-hourly service in each direction (including Sundays) to Glasgow Central and East Kilbride.^[2]

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Giffnock		ScotRail Glasgow South Western Line		Pollokshaws West
	Historical railways
Giffnock Line and station open		Caledonian Railway Busby Railway		Pollokshaws Line and station open

References

Notes

Sources

• Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
• Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
• Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
• RAILSCOT on Busby Railway