General information | |||||
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Location | Pollokshields, Glasgow Scotland | ||||
Coordinates | 55°50′15″N4°16′34″W / 55.8376°N 4.2761°W | ||||
Grid reference | NS575628 | ||||
Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | PLW | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Cathcart District Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | LMS | ||||
Key dates | |||||
2 April 1894 | Opened [2] | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2019/20 | 0.211 million | ||||
2020/21 | 43,558 | ||||
2021/22 | 80,856 | ||||
2022/23 | 96,894 | ||||
2023/24 | 0.129 million | ||||
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Pollokshields West railway station is one of three railway stations in Pollokshields,a district of Glasgow,Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and lies on the Cathcart Circle Line. The Cathcart Circle Line has been electrified since 1962 under British Railways.
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 Kirkhill/Newton and one train per hour in each direction on the Cathcart Circle (Inner and Outer). [3] The Cathcart Circle trains do not run on Sundays,so only an hourly service operates.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Maxwell Park | ScotRail Cathcart Circle | Glasgow Central | ||
Historical railways | ||||
Maxwell Park Line and station open | Caledonian Railway Cathcart District Railway | Eglinton Street Line open; station closed |
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