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Hillington East railway station is located in the Hillington district of

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, also serving the eastern portion of the large Hillington industrial estate (which is part of the town of Renfrew) to the north. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the

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History

The station opened on 19 March 1934 as Hillington.Butt, page 120 The station was renamed Hillington East on 1 April 1940.

Services

The basic off peak frequency from here (Monday to Sataturday) is half-hourly, eastbound to and westbound to and . A few trains call in the peaks and also in the evenings (once per hour each way after 18:30, as the Gourock service drops to hourly). On Sundays both Gourock and Wemyss Bay trains call here, giving a half-hourly frequency to/from Glasgow.

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 1934 SPT railway stations Railway stations served by ScotRail {{Glasgow-railstation-stub