Giffnock railway station

Giffnock
Scottish Gaelic: Giofnag
Location
Place Giffnock
Local authority East Renfrewshire
Operations
Station code GFN
Managed by First ScotRail
Number of platforms 2
Live arrivals/departures and station information
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *   0.224 million
2005/06 * 0.245 million
2006/07 * 0.266 million
2007/08 * 0.273 million
2008/09 * 0.355 million
History
Original company Busby Railway
Pre-grouping Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping LMS
1 January 1866 Opened[1]
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Giffnock from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.
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Giffnock railway station is a railway station in the town of Giffnock, East Renfrewshire, Greater Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and is on the East Kilbride branch of the Glasgow South Western Line.

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History

The station was opened by the Busby Railway on 1 January 1866.[1]

Services

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

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Clarkston   First ScotRail

Glasgow South Western Line

   Thornliebank
Historical railways
Clarkston
Line and station open		   Caledonian Railway

Busby Railway

   Thornliebank
Line and station open

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b Butt (1995), page 102

Sources