Nitshill railway station is situated in Nitshill, a district of Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Glasgow South Western Line, southwest of .

History

The station was opened by the Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway on 27 September 1848.

Nitshill railway station

In 2023, the footbridge was replaced with one with ramps to allow step-free access.

Nitshill railway station

Facilities

The station is unstaffed and has no ticketing provision, so all tickets must be bought prior to travel or on the train. There are no permanent buildings here other than standard waiting shelters on each platform and a pedestrian footbridge. Train running information is offered via digital display screens, timetable posters and automated announcements; a help point is also provided on each side. Step-free access is only possible to platform 1.

Nitshill railway station

Services

Monday to Saturday daytimes there is a half-hourly service northbound to Glasgow Central and southbound to . This drops to hourly in the evenings with southbound services extending to Kilmarnock with one extending to Dumfries.

From 21 May 2017 there is an hourly Sunday service to Glasgow Central and to Kilmarnock. Additionally, there is one afternoon service to Carlisle on Sundays.

References

Notes

Sources

RAILSCOT on Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway

RAILSCOT on Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway

External links

Video and commentary on Nitshill railway station and John Meikle VC

Railway stations in Glasgow

Former Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway stations

Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1848

SPT railway stations

Railway stations served by ScotRail