![]() Maxwell Park railway station in 2021 | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | Pollokshields, Glasgow Scotland | ||||
Coordinates | 55°50′15″N4°17′20″W / 55.8376°N 4.2888°W | ||||
Grid reference | NS567628 | ||||
Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | MAX | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Cathcart District Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | LMS | ||||
Key dates | |||||
2 April 1894 | Opened [2] | ||||
Passengers | |||||
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Maxwell Park railway station is a railway station in Pollokshields,Glasgow,Scotland,adjacent to the station is a park of the same name. [3] The station is managed by ScotRail and is located on the Cathcart Circle Line,which has been electrified since 1962 by British Railways.
Maxwell Park station was built in 1894 by the Caledonian Railway,as an extension of the earlier Cathcart District Railway back towards Glasgow Central. The station is protected as a category B listed building. [4] The bottom half of the station building has also now been repainted to match the ScotRail blue colour scheme of its operator.
Two trains per hour between Glasgow Central and Kirkhill and one train per hour in each direction on the Cathcart Circle (Inner and Outer).
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).
One train per hour between Glasgow Central and Newton and one train per hour in each direction on the Cathcart Circle (Inner and Outer). [5] On Sundays the Circle services do not run,so only 1tph calls each way to/from Newton.
Preceding station | ![]() | Following station | ||
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Shawlands | ScotRail Cathcart Circle | Pollokshields West | ||
Historical railways | ||||
Shawlands Line and station open | Caledonian Railway Cathcart District Railway | Pollokshields West Line and station open |