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Priesthill & Darnley railway station

Priesthill & Darnley

Scottish Gaelic: Cnoc an t-Sagairt & Darnley [sic][1]
National Rail
Priesthill and Darnley March 2013.jpg
Priesthill & Darnley station in 2013
LocationPriesthill and Darnley, Glasgow
Scotland
Coordinates55°48′43″N 4°20′35″W / 55.8120°N 4.3430°W
Grid referenceNS532601
Managed byAbellio ScotRail
Transit authoritySPT
Platforms2
Other information
Station codePTL
Key dates
23 April 1990Opened
Passengers
2015/16Increase 0.138 million
2016/17Increase 0.145 million
2017/18Increase 0.161 million
2018/19Increase 0.165 million
2019/20Increase 0.170 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Priesthill & Darnley railway station is a railway station serving the Priesthill and Darnley districts of Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and is on the Glasgow South Western Line.

History

Opened by British Rail under the ScotRail sector on 23 April 1990.

Facilities

The station is unmanned and previously had no ticketing provisions however, in 2018, ticket machines were installed. There are waiting shelters on each platform and train running information is provided via CIS displays, automated announcement and help points on each side. Level access is only possible to platform 1, as platform 2 access requires the use of a steep ramp.[2]

Services

There is a half-hourly service in each direction (hourly in the evening) to Glasgow and Barrhead. Passengers for stations to Kilmarnock and beyond have to change at Barrhead, as longer distance trains do not usually call here.[3]

From 21 May 2017 there is an hourly Sunday service between Glasgow Central and Kilmarnock that calls.[4]

References

  1. ^ Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. "Gaelic/English Station Index". Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
  2. ^ Priesthill & Darnley station facilities National Rail Enquiries
  3. ^ Table 222 National Rail timetable, May 2017
  4. ^ "Train Times" (PDF). Retrieved 16 May 2017.
Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Nitshill Abellio ScotRail
Glasgow South Western Line
Kennishead


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