Hillington West railway station is located in the Hillington district of Glasgow, Scotland, also serving the western portion of the large Hillington industrial estate (which is part of the town of Renfrew) to the north, and the Penilee neighbourhood (within Glasgow) to the south. The station, is managed by ScotRail and is on the Inverclyde Line.

This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (December 2014)

Hillington West Scottish Gaelic: Hillington an Iar[1]
General information
Location	Hillington, Glasgow Scotland
Coordinates	55.8559°N 4.3708°W / 55.8559; -4.3708
Grid reference	NS516650
Managed by	ScotRail
Transit authority	SPT
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	HLW
Key dates
1 April 1940	Opened as Hillington
3 March 1952	Renamed Hillington West
Passengers
2016/17	0.329 million
2017/18	0.324 million
2018/19	0.294 million
2019/20	0.302 million
2020/21	88,492
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

The station opened on 1 April 1940 as Hillington.[2] The station was renamed Hillington West on 3 March 1952.[2]

Services

The basic off peak frequency from here (Mon-Sat) is half-hourly, eastbound to Glasgow Central & westbound to Greenock Central and Gourock. A few Wemyss Bay trains call in the peaks and also in the evenings (once per hour each way after 18:30 to maintain the overall frequency, as the Gourock service drops to hourly). On Sundays the Gourock - Glasgow trains call hourly.[3] The station is served by a staffed ticket office, 07:14 to 14:14 Monday to Saturday.[4]

Footnotes

References

• Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
• Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hillington West railway station.

• Train times and station information for Hillington West railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Paisley Gilmour Street		ScotRail Inverclyde Line		Hillington East

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