Thorntonhall railway station

55°46′06″N 4°15′02″W / 55.7683°N 4.2506°W / 55.7683; -4.2506Grid referenceNS588551Managed byScotRailPlatforms1Other informationStation codeTHTHistoryOriginal companyBusby RailwayPre-groupingCaledonian RailwayPost-groupingLMSKey dates1 September 1868^[1]Opened as Eaglesham Road1 June 1877^[1]Renamed Thornton HallMarch 1944^[2]RenamedPassengers2018/19 22,0262019/20 24,0342020/21 3,0982021/22 11,1302022/23 14,880

Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Thorntonhall railway station is a railway station in the village of Thorntonhall, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Glasgow South Western Line, 8+1⁄2 miles (13.7 km) south of Glasgow Central.

History

In 1866, the Busby Railway was opened to exploit the Giffnock sandstone quarries and the Busby textile industry. Two years later, in 1868, the railway was extended to East Kilbride via Thorntonhall. The station in Thorntonhall was originally named 'Eaglesham Road'. At the beginning, the station was only open to mineral traffic in 1867, and later extended for passengers to use it in September 1868. Glasgow South Side, at Gushetfaulds, was a 30-minute journey from Thorntonhall.

Services

There is a daily (including Sundays) hourly service northbound to Glasgow Central and eastbound to East Kilbride. Some additional trains call at weekday peak periods.^[3]

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Hairmyres		ScotRail Glasgow South Western Line		Busby

References

Sources

• 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.

External links

• Video footage and history of the station

• Train times and station information for Thorntonhall railway station from National Rail