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Nitshill railway station

Coordinates: 55°48′43″N 4°21′37″W / 55.8119°N 4.3603°W / 55.8119; -4.3603
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Nitshill
National Rail
General information
LocationNitshill, Glasgow
Scotland
Coordinates55°48′43″N 4°21′37″W / 55.8119°N 4.3603°W / 55.8119; -4.3603
Grid referenceNS521601
Managed byScotRail
Transit authoritySPT
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeNIT
History
Original companyGlasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway
Pre-groupingG&SWR & CR
Post-groupingLMS
Key dates
27 September 1848Opened[1]
Passengers
2018/19Increase 0.142 million
2019/20Decrease 0.139 million
2020/21Decrease 26,336
2021/22Increase 72,366
2022/23Increase 96,712
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Nitshill railway station is situated in Nitshill, a district of Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Glasgow South Western Line, 5+34 miles (9.3 km) southwest of Glasgow Central.

History

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The station was opened by the Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway on 27 September 1848.[1]

In 2023, the footbridge was replaced with a ramp to allow step-free access.[2]

Facilities

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The ramp leading to Platform 2

The station is unstaffed and has no ticketing provision, so all tickets must be bought prior to travel or on the train. There are no permanent buildings here other than standard waiting shelters on each platform.[3] Train running information is offered via digital display screens, timetable posters and automated announcements; a help point is also provided on each side. Step-free access is possible to both platforms.[2]

Services

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Monday to Saturday daytimes there is a half-hourly service northbound to Glasgow Central and southbound to Barrhead. This drops to hourly in the evenings with southbound services extending to Kilmarnock with one extending to Dumfries.[4]

From 21 May 2017 there is an hourly Sunday service to Glasgow Central and to Kilmarnock.[5] Additionally, there is one afternoon service to Carlisle on Sundays.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Barrhead   ScotRail
Glasgow South Western Line
  Priesthill & Darnley
  Historical railways  
Barrhead   Caledonian and Glasgow & South Western Railways
Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway
  Kennishead

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Butt (1995), page 1848
  2. ^ a b "Glasgow-Barrhead line electrification works set to begin". Network Rail Media Centre. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  3. ^ Nitshill Railway station (2013) 'Laird, G Geograph.org.uk, Retrieved 25 May 2017
  4. ^ Table 222 National Rail timetable, May 2017
  5. ^ "Train Times" (PDF). Retrieved 16 May 2017.[permanent dead link]

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