Priesthill & Darnley railway station
Priesthill & Darnley  | |
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Priesthill & Darnley station in 2013 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Priesthill and Darnley |
| Local authority | Glasgow |
| Coordinates | 55°48′43″N 4°20′35″W / 55.8120°N 4.3430°WCoordinates: 55°48′43″N 4°20′35″W / 55.8120°N 4.3430°W |
| Grid reference | NS532601 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | PTL |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.116 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.125 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.126 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.134 million |
| 2015/16 |
0.138 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | SPT |
| History | |
| 23 April 1990 | Opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Priesthill & Darnley from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Priesthill & Darnley railway station is a railway station serving the Priesthill and Darnley districts of Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and is on the Glasgow South Western Line.
History
Opened by British Rail under the ScotRail sector on 23 April 1990.
Facilities
The station is unmanned and has no ticketing provision, so all tickets must be purchased prior to travel or on board the train. There are waiting shelters on each platform and train running information is provided via CIS displays, automated announcement and help points on each side. Level access is only possible to platform 1, as platform 2 access requires the use of a steep ramp.[1]
Services
There is a half-hourly service in each direction (hourly in the evening) to Glasgow and Barrhead. Passengers for stations to Kilmarnock and beyond have to change at Barrhead, as longer distance trains do not usually call here.[2]
From 21 May 2017 there is an hourly Sunday service between Glasgow Central and Kilmarnock that calls.[3]
References
- ↑ Priesthill & Darnley station facilities National Rail Enquiries
- ↑ Table 222 National Rail timetable, May 2017
- ↑ "Train Times" (PDF). Retrieved 16 May 2017.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Nitshill | Abellio ScotRail Glasgow South Western Line |
Kennishead | ||