Pollokshaws West railway station

Pollokshaws West
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Location
Place	Pollokshaws
Local authority	Glasgow
Coordinates
Grid reference	NS559613
Operations
Station code	PWW
Managed by	Abellio ScotRail
Number of platforms	2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2002/03	44,477
2004/05	51,655
2005/06	61,520
2006/07	66,850
2007/08	66,516
2008/09	92,998
2009/10	90,866
2010/11	107,352
2011/12	119,584
2012/13	123,276
2013/14	134,624
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	SPT
History
Original company	Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway
Pre-grouping	CR & G&SWR
Post-grouping	LMS
27 September 1848	Opened as Pollokshaws
5 May 1952	Renamed as Pollowshaws West
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Pollokshaws West from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Pollokshaws West railway station is a railway station in Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and is served by trains on the Glasgow South Western Line.

History

The station was opened as Pollokshaws on 27 September 1848 by Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway, which later became the Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway - a joint railway company between the Caledonian Railway and the Glasgow and South Western Railway. To the south west is Busby Junction where the Busby Railway (latterly part of the Caledonian Railway) diverges. Following grouping, the station became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway.

It was not until British Railways days - 5 May 1952 - that the station was renamed as Pollokshaws West. The station buildings are now protected as a category B listed building.

Services

The station is normally served by a service every half hour to Barrhead (hourly on Sundays) and to East Kilbride, and four trains per hour (three per hour on Sundays) to Glasgow Central.

The station is an interchange station for services between the East Kilbride line, and the Barrhead (and also Kilmarnock/Troon/Stranraer) line.

Pollokshaws West is the nearest station to the Burrell Collection and Pollok House (approximately 10 minutes' walk).

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Kennishead		Abellio ScotRail Glasgow South Western Line		Crossmyloof
Thornliebank
	Historical railways
Kennishead Line and station open		Caledonian and Glasgow & South Western Railways Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway		Crossmyloof Line and station open
Thornliebank Line and station open		Caledonian Railway Busby Railway		connection to GB&KJR

References

Sources

• RAILSCOT on Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway
• RAILSCOT on Busby Railway