Pollokshields West railway station
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Pollokshields West railway station
Pollokshields West  |
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| Location | |
| Place | Pollokshields |
| Local authority | Glasgow |
| Coordinates | 55°50′17″N 4°16′34″W / 55.838°N 4.276°WCoordinates: 55°50′17″N 4°16′34″W / 55.838°N 4.276°W |
| Operations | |
| Station code | PLW |
| Managed by | First ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 0.118 million |
| 2005/06 * |  0.127 million |
| 2006/07 * | 0.130 million |
| 2007/08 * | 0.141 million |
| 2008/09 * | 0.186 million |
| History | |
| Original company | Cathcart District Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMS |
| 2 April 1894 | Opened[1] |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Pollokshields West from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
- For other Glasgow stations with similar names see Pollokshields and Pollokshields East.
Pollokshields West railway station is one of two railway stations in Pollokshields, a district of Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and lies on the Cathcart Circle Line.
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Services
Up to November 1979
Two trains per hour between Glasgow Central and Kirkhill and one train per hour in each direction on the Cathcart Circle (Inner and Outer).
From November 1979
Following the opening of the Argyle Line on 5 November 1979, two trains per hour between Glasgow Central and Kirkhill and two trains per hour in each direction on the Cathcart Circle (Inner and Outer).
From 2006
One train per hour between Glasgow Central and Kirkhill and one train per hour in each direction on the Cathcart Circle (Inner and Outer).
Routes
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Maxwell Park | First ScotRail |
Glasgow Central | ||
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| Maxwell Park Line and station open |
Caledonian Railway |
Eglinton Street Line open; station closed |
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References
Notes
- ^ Butt (1995), page 187
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Kernahan, Jack (1980). The Cathcart Circle. Falkirk, Stirlingshire: Scottish Railway Preservation Society. ISBN 0-9043-9601-0. OCLC 85045869.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.
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