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.
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Pollokshields, Glasgow Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 55°50′15″N 4°16′34″W / 55.8376°N 4.2761°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NS575628 | ||||
| Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
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| Station code | PLW | ||||
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| Original company | Cathcart District Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | LMS | ||||
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| 2 April 1894 | Opened[2] | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2018/19 |  0.208 million | ||||
| 2019/20 |  0.211 million | ||||
| 2020/21 |  43,558 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 80,856 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 96,894 | ||||
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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/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.
Routes
| 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 | ||
See also
References
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.
- Kernahan, Jack (1980). The Cathcart Circle. Falkirk, Stirlingshire: Scottish Railway Preservation Society. ISBN 0-9043-9601-0. OCLC 85045869.