Thornliebank railway station is a railway station in the village of Thornliebank, East Renfrewshire, Greater Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Glasgow South Western Line (East Kilbride branch).

Thornliebank
General information
Location	Thornliebank, East Renfrewshire Scotland
Coordinates	55.8108°N 4.3114°W / 55.8108; -4.3114
Grid reference	NS552599
Managed by	ScotRail
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	THB
History
Original company	Busby Railway
Pre-grouping	Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping	LMS
Key dates
1 October 1881	Opened[1]
Passengers
2016/17	0.283 million
2017/18	0.286 million
2018/19	0.278 million
2019/20	0.279 million
2020/21	50,950
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

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The station was opened by the Busby Railway on 1 October 1881.[1]

There was a ticket office located on the down (Glasgow bound) platform, but was destroyed by vandals in 1983.^{[citation needed]}

Services

The station has a half-hourly service in each direction (including Sundays) to Glasgow Central and East Kilbride.[2]

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Giffnock		ScotRail Glasgow South Western Line		Pollokshaws West
	Historical railways
Giffnock Line and station open		Caledonian Railway Busby Railway		Pollokshaws Line and station open

References

Notes

Sources

• 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.
• 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. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
• Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
• RAILSCOT on Busby Railway