Nitshill railway station is situated in
Nitshill
Nitshill ( gd, Cnoc nan Cnòthan) is a district on the south side of Glasgow. It is bordered by South Nitshill to the south, Darnley to the east, Crookston and Roughmussel to the north-west, Hurlet to the west and Househillwood and Priesthill ...
, a district of
Glasgow
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,
Scotland
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. The
station is managed by
ScotRail and is on the
Glasgow South Western Line
The Glasgow South Western Line is a mainline railway in Scotland that runs from Glasgow to Kilmarnock, and then either via Dumfries, or Stranraer via Ayr, with a branch to East Kilbride.
History
The line was built by several railway compan ...
, southwest of .
History
The station was opened by the
Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway
The Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway was a railway jointly owned by the Caledonian Railway and the Glasgow and South Western Railway, completed in 1873, and giving the latter a shorter access to its Carlisle main line. A branch to ...
on 27 September 1848.
In 2023, the footbridge was replaced with one with ramps to allow step-free access.
Facilities
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 and a pedestrian footbridge. 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 only possible to platform 1.
Services
Monday to Saturday daytimes there is a half-hourly service northbound to Glasgow Central and southbound to . This drops to hourly in the evenings with southbound services extending to Kilmarnock with one extending to Dumfries.
From 21 May 2017 there is an hourly Sunday service to Glasgow Central and to Kilmarnock.
Additionally, there is one afternoon service to
Carlisle on Sundays.
References
Notes
Sources
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RAILSCOT on Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway
External links
Video and commentary on Nitshill railway station and John Meikle VC
Railway stations in Glasgow
Former Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1848
SPT railway stations
Railway stations served by ScotRail
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