Giffnock railway station


Giffnock railway station is a railway station in the town of Giffnock, East Renfrewshire, Scotland. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and is on the East Kilbride branch of the Glasgow South Western Line.

History

The station was opened by the Busby Railway on 1 January 1866.

Location

The station is located in the town centre of Giffnock. The station has a large car park servicing it that it shares with Giffnock Library. The station is located on Station Road and has a footbridge crossing the line that also serves as access from Giffnock's eastern areas to the town centre, as it is the only access across the line in this area. The station has 2 platforms. The western platform is for trains to Glasgow Central and the eastern one for trains to East Kilbride. The next station towards Glasgow is Thornliebank and the next station toward East Kilbride is Clarkston.

Services

The station has a half-hourly service in each direction to and.
Express trains also use the line, but they don't stop at Giffnock. The nearest station they stop at is Clarkston