Paisley Canal railway station

Paisley Canal Scottish Gaelic: Canàl Phàislig [1]
Paisley Canal station in 2013.
General information
Location	Paisley, Renfrewshire Scotland
Coordinates	55°50′25″N4°25′22″W / 55.8402°N 4.4227°W / 55.8402; -4.4227
Grid reference	NS483634
Managed by	ScotRail
Transit authority	SPT
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	PCN
History
Original company	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Pre-grouping	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Post-grouping	LMS
Key dates
1 July 1885 [2]	Opened
10 January 1983 [2]	Closed
28 July 1990 [2]	Re-opened east of original site
Passengers
2020/21	77,142
Paisley West Line and station closed		Glasgow and South Western Railway Paisley Canal Line		Hawkhead
Paisley West until 14 February 1966		British Rail Paisley Canal Line		Hawkhead until 14 February 1966
Bridge of Weir February 1966 - January 1983		British Rail Paisley Canal Line		Crookston February 1966 - January 1983
Johnstone February 1966 - January 1983		British Rail Ayrshire Coast Line

Rolling Stock

Since the withdrawal of the last Class 314 EMUs in December 2019 (these having formed most of the trains on the Paisley Canal branch since its electrification in 2012), the majority of services at this station have been worked by Abellio ScotRail (ScotRail since 2022) Class 380s or Class 320s although occasionally Class 318 or Class 385 sets have appeared.

References

Notes

1. Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
2. Butt (1995), page 180

Sources

• Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN   978-0-9549866-9-8.
• Butt, R. V. J. (October 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   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
• 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   978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC   22311137.
• Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN   978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC   228266687.

External links

• YouTube video of Paisley Canal station
• YouTube video of the Old Paisley Canal Station

• Scotland portal