Hillington East railway station
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Hillington East railway station is located in the Glasgow
Glasgow
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 district of Hillington
Hillington, Glasgow
Hillington is a residential suburb and an industrial estate on the southwestern edge of the Scottish city of Glasgow. Whilst the residential area is wholly within Glasgow, the greater part of the industrial estate falls under the jurisdiction of neighbouring Renfrew, although for business...

, Scotland
Scotland
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. The station is managed by First ScotRail
First ScotRail
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 and is on the Inverclyde Line
Inverclyde Line
The Inverclyde Line is a railway line running from Glasgow Central station through Paisley and a series of stations to the south of the River Clyde and the Firth of Clyde, terminating at Gourock and Wemyss Bay, where it connects to Caledonian MacBrayne ferry services...

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History

The station opened on 19 March 1934 as Hillington. The station was renamed Hillington East on 1 April 1940.

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