Thorntonhall railway station
Thorntonhall  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Thorntonhall |
| Local authority | South Lanarkshire |
| Coordinates | 55°46′06″N 4°15′02″W / 55.7683°N 4.2506°WCoordinates: 55°46′06″N 4°15′02″W / 55.7683°N 4.2506°W |
| Grid reference | NS588551 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | THT |
| Managed by | ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 13,963 |
| 2005/06 |
 14,961 |
| 2006/07 |
18,166 |
| 2007/08 |
 17,766 |
| 2008/09 |
19,654 |
| 2009/10 |
20,492 |
| 2010/11 |
18,290 |
| History | |
| Original company | Busby Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMS |
| 1 September 1868[1] | Opened as Eaglesham Road |
| 1 June 1877[1] | Renamed Thornton Hall |
| March 1944[2] | Renamed |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Thorntonhall from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
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
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
There is a daily hourly service northbound to Glasgow Central and eastbound to East Kilbride.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Hairmyres | ScotRail Glasgow South Western Line |
Busby | ||
References
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (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 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
External links
- Train times and station information for Thorntonhall railway station from National Rail