Nitshill railway station
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Nitshill railway station is situated in
History
The station was opened by the
In 2023, the footbridge was replaced with one with ramps to allow step-free access.[2]
Facilities
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Nitshill_Station_platform_2_ramp.jpg/220px-Nitshill_Station_platform_2_ramp.jpg)
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
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 | ![]() |
Following station | ||
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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
Notes
- ^ a b Butt (1995), page 1848
- ^ a b "Glasgow-Barrhead line electrification works set to begin". Network Rail Media Centre. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
- ^ Nitshill Railway station (2013) 'Laird, G Geograph.org.uk, Retrieved 25 May 2017
- ^ Table 222 National Rail timetable, May 2017
- ^ "Train Times" (PDF). Retrieved 16 May 2017.[permanent dead link]
Sources
- OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. OCLC 22311137.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. OCLC 228266687.
- RAILSCOT on Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway
- RAILSCOT on Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway