Williamwood railway station
Williamwood | |
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Scottish Gaelic: Coille Uilleim | |
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Williamwood in 2007
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Location | |
Place | Giffnock |
Local authority | East Renfrewshire |
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Grid reference | NS564580 |
Operations | |
Station code | WLM |
Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
Number of platforms | 2 |
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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Annual rail passenger usage* | |
2004/05 | 0.238 million |
2005/06 | 0.255 million |
2006/07 | 0.224 million |
2007/08 | 0.215 million |
2008/09 | 0.224 million |
2009/10 | 0.224 million |
2010/11 | 0.233 million |
2011/12 | 0.244 million |
2012/13 | 0.245 million |
Passenger Transport Executive | |
PTE | SPT |
Zone | G4 |
History | |
Original company | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
9 July 1929 | Opened |
National Rail – UK railway stations | |
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Williamwood from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
UK Railways portal |
Williamwood railway station is a railway station in the Williamwood area of the town of Giffnock, East Renfrewshire, Greater Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and lies on the Neilston branch of the Cathcart Circle Lines. The line here forms the boundary which separates Clarkston and Giffnock.
Facilities
There is waiting room within the ticket office for passengers travelling towards Neilston and a waiting room and a shelter on the oppostite platform for passengers travelling towards Glasgow Central. Additionally, there is a Metro newspaper dispenser. At present, there is no access for disabled people as both entrances have significant numbers of steps.
History
The station was originally opened by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway on 9 July 1929 on the former Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway.[1]
The station is currently fully operational, with a part-time booking office. It is an intermediate station on the Glasgow Central - Neilston line. The railway was electrified in the early 1960s and Class 303 "Blue Train" electric multiple units provided almost all trains services for many years thereafter. Services are now mainly operated by the soon-to-be-replaced Class 314 EMUs.
As a cost-saving measure, the three stations south of Williamwood (i.e. Neilston, Patterton and Whitecraigs) were considered for possible closure in 1983 by the Strathclyde PTE but were reprieved.
References
Notes
- ↑ Butt, page 251
Sources
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Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Whitecraigs | Abellio ScotRail Cathcart Circle Lines |
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