Giffnock railway station is a railway station serving the town of Giffnock, East Renfrewshire. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the East Kilbride–Glasgow Central line. The station was closed for four months for modernisation works to commence.
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 footbridge was replaced by a sleek new design with lifts, and new stairs were constructed.
Post Electrification Following a completion of works, the station reopened with a new bridge with lifts. The entire length of platform 1 was demolished and rebuilt. Large amounts of Vegetation were also cut behind platform 2 and a high wooden fence was built.
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 and . Express trains also use the line, but they don't stop at Giffnock; the nearest station they stop at is Clarkston. 75% of the services are powered with overhead line power and are operated by Class 380 locomotives and the rest being operated by British Rail Class 156.
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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/
External links
RAILSCOT on Busby Railway