Giffnock railway station

Giffnock Scottish Gaelic: Giofnag
General information
Location	Giffnock, East Renfrewshire Scotland
Coordinates	55.8039°N 4.2930°W / 55.8039; -4.2930
Grid reference	NS563591
Managed by	ScotRail
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	GFN
History
Original company	Busby Railway
Pre-grouping	Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping	LMS
Key dates
1 January 1866	Opened
Passengers
2018/19	0.359 million
2019/20	0.351 million
2020/21	49,824
2021/22	0.178 million
2022/23	0.232 million
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Giffnock railway station is a railway station in the town of Giffnock, East Renfrewshire, Scotland. The station is managed by 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.

Upgrade works

In March 2023 piling work began for the line to be electrified. The station had a proposed plan that showed Giffnock would become a station that could be accessible by wheelchair users. The 1860s red bridge would be replaced by sleek new design with lifts, and new stairs would be constructed.

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 (including Sundays) to Glasgow Central and East Kilbride. Express trains also use the line, but they don't stop at Giffnock. The nearest station they stop at is Clarkston

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Clarkston		ScotRail Glasgow South Western Line		Thornliebank
	Historical railways
Clarkston Line and station open		Caledonian Railway Busby Railway		Thornliebank Line and station open

References

Sources

• Network Rail Scotland (2022, April 12). Giffnock railway station. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 08:06, April 7, 2023, from Transport Scotland, https://www.transport.gov.scot/public-transport/rail/building-a-greener-railway/east-kilbride-rail-electrification/

• Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
• Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
• Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
• Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.

External links

• RAILSCOT on Busby Railway