Thorntonhall train station
You can reach 8 stations directly from Thorntonhall on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Busby, with 46 trains a day.
Direct trains from Thorntonhall
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Busby | 46 | 43 | 32 |
| Clarkston | 46 | 43 | 32 |
| East Kilbride | 46 | 43 | 32 |
| Glasgow Central | 46 | 43 | 32 |
| Crossmyloof | 45 | 43 | 32 |
| Giffnock | 45 | 43 | 32 |
| Pollokshaws West | 45 | 43 | 32 |
| Thornliebank | 45 | 43 | 32 |
Lines serving Thorntonhall
Thorntonhall is on the Busby Railway. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Thorntonhall station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Thorntonhall station in the week beginning 12 October 2026. Freight paths stay in the national timetable even when they run only as required, so a station with none booked is one that goods trains do not pass.
How busy Thorntonhall station is
18,166 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 2,297th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Thorntonhall and Glasgow Central than any other pair: 9,144 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Nearest other stations
- Busby 0.9 miles
- Clarkston 1.8 miles
- Williamwood 2.3 miles
- East Kilbride 2.8 miles
- Whitecraigs 2.8 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Thorntonhall, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Spiersbridge · 3.6 miles
- Calderwood Glen Platform · 4.6 miles
- Balgray station (Barrhead south) · 4.9 miles
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Facilities at Thorntonhall station
Thorntonhall is unstaffed, with step-free access to the whole station.
Waiting room
Parking at Thorntonhall station
- Station Car Park 4 spaces, 1 accessible
free
Cycle parking: 6 spaces (stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 12 August 2026.
Getting to Thorntonhall station
Thorntonhall station is in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, and is run by ScotRail.
The nearest motorway junction is M77 J3 (Darnley), 4.0 miles north-west.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Thorntonhall station elsewhere
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from
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