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Hillington West railway station is located in the Hillington district of

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, also serving the western portion of the large Hillington industrial estate (which is part of the town of Renfrew) to the north, and the

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neighbourhood (within Glasgow) to the south. The station, is managed by ScotRail and is on the

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History

The station opened on 1 April 1940 as Hillington.Butt, page 120 The station was renamed Hillington West on 3 March 1952.

Services

The basic off peak frequency from here (Mon-Sat) is half-hourly, eastbound to & westbound to and . A few 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. The station is served by a staffed ticket office, 07:14 to 14:14 Monday to Saturday.

Footnotes

References

* *Butt, R. V. J. (1995). ''The Directory of Railway Stations''. Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, .

External links

Railway stations in Glasgow Former London, Midland and Scottish Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1940 SPT railway stations Railway stations served by ScotRail {{Glasgow-railstation-stub