Thorntonhall railway station

Thorntonhall
General information
Location	Thorntonhall, South Lanarkshire Scotland
Coordinates	55.7683°N 4.2506°W / 55.7683; -4.2506
Grid reference	NS588551
Managed by	ScotRail
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	THT
History
Original company	Busby Railway
Pre-grouping	Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping	LMS
Key dates
1 September 1868	Opened as Eaglesham Road
1 June 1877	Renamed Thornton Hall
March 1944	Renamed
Passengers
2019/20	24,034
2020/21	3,098
2021/22	11,130
2022/23	14,880
2023/24	19,642
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.

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

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