Pollokshaws East railway station

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Pollokshaws East

Scottish Gaelic: Pollokshaws an Ear [1]
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Pollokshaws East railway station in 2006
General information
Location Pollokshaws, Glasgow
Scotland
Coordinates 55°49′29″N4°17′14″W / 55.8248°N 4.2872°W / 55.8248; -4.2872
Grid reference NS568614
Managed by ScotRail
Platforms2
Other information
Station codePWE
History
Original company Cathcart District Railway
Pre-grouping Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping LMS
Key dates
2 April 1894Opened [2]
Passengers
2019/20Increase2.svg 0.451 million
Langside
Line and station open
  Caledonian Railway
Cathcart District Railway
  Shawlands
Line and station open

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References

Notes

  1. Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
  2. Butt (1995), page 187
  3. Kernahan (1980), pages 83-89
  4. Table 223 National Rail timetable, May 2016

Sources