Thorntonhall railway station
General information | |||||
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Location | Thorntonhall, South Lanarkshire Scotland | ||||
Coordinates | 55°46′06″N 4°15′02″W / 55.7683°N 4.2506°W | ||||
Grid reference | NS588551 | ||||
Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | THT | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Busby Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | LMS | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1 September 1868[1] | Opened as Eaglesham Road | ||||
1 June 1877[1] | Renamed Thornton Hall | ||||
March 1944[2] | Renamed | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 22,026 | ||||
2019/20 | 24,034 | ||||
2020/21 | 3,098 | ||||
2021/22 | 11,130 | ||||
2022/23 | 14,880 | ||||
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Thorntonhall railway station is a railway station in the village of Thorntonhall, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Glasgow South Western Line, 8+1⁄2 miles (13.7 km) south of Glasgow Central.
History
[edit]In 1866, the Busby Railway was opened to exploit the Giffnock sandstone quarries and the Busby textile industry. Two years later, in 1868, the railway was extended to East Kilbride via Thorntonhall. The station in Thorntonhall was originally named 'Eaglesham Road'. At the beginning, the station was only open to mineral traffic in 1867, and later extended for passengers to use it in September 1868. Glasgow South Side, at Gushetfaulds, was a 30-minute journey from Thorntonhall.
Services
[edit]There is a daily (including Sundays) hourly service northbound to Glasgow Central and eastbound to East Kilbride. Some additional trains call at weekday peak periods.[3]
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Hairmyres | ScotRail Glasgow South Western Line |
Busby |
References
[edit]Sources
[edit]- 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.
External links
[edit]- Train times and station information for Thorntonhall railway station from National Rail