The Busby Railway
The Busby Railway runs for 7.7 miles between East Kilbride and Thornliebank, serving 7 stations, with a top line speed of 50 mph.
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The line in numbers
| Length | 7.7 miles end to end |
|---|---|
| Track | about 13 miles, counting every running line |
| Stations | 7 |
| Top line speed | 50 mph |
| Passengers a year | 1.9 million entries and exits across its stations |
Stations on this line
- East Kilbride582,794 a year
- Hairmyres436,178 a year
- Thorntonhall18,166 a year
- Busby110,486 a year
- Clarkston320,542 a year
- Giffnock235,042 a year
- Thornliebank196,424 a year
The busiest station on the line is East Kilbride, 582,794 entries and exits a year and 805th busiest in Britain.
Passenger figures are the Office of Rail and Road's estimates of station usage for 2024-25, added up across the stations on this line. They count entries and exits at those stations rather than journeys along the line, and a station served by more than one line is counted for each of them.