Pollokshaws West railway station

Not to be confused with Pollokshields West railway station.

Pollokshaws West Scottish Gaelic: Pollokshaws an Iar[1]
General information
Location	Pollokshaws, Glasgow Scotland
Coordinates	55.8239°N 4.3014°W / 55.8239; -4.3014
Grid reference	NS559613
Managed by	ScotRail
Transit authority	SPT
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	PWW
History
Original company	Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway
Pre-grouping	CR & G&SWR
Post-grouping	LMS
Key dates
27 September 1848	Opened as Pollokshaws[2]
5 May 1952	Renamed as Pollokshaws West[2]
Passengers
2019/20	0.188 million
2020/21	49,970
2021/22	0.134 million
2022/23	0.225 million
2023/24	0.283 million
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Pollokshaws West railway station is a railway station in Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by 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,^[2] 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^[2] - that the station was renamed as Pollokshaws West. The station buildings are now protected as a category B listed building.^[3]

Services

The station is normally served by a service every half hour to Barrhead (Mondays — Saturdays only), Kilmarnock and to East Kilbride, and four trains per hour to Glasgow Central. On Sundays, there are half hourly services to Glasgow Central, with hourly services to East Kilbride and Kilmarnock. There is no Barrhead service on Sundays, as Kilmarnock trains operate all stops.^[4] Additionally, one Kilmarnock service extends to Carlisle on Sundays only.

The station is an interchange station for services between the East Kilbride line, and the Barrhead line, with trains extending to Kilmarnock and a few trains a day to Dumfries as well as a weekly service to Carlisle.

Pollokshaws West is the nearest station to the Burrell Collection and Pollok House (approximately 10 minutes' walk).^{[citation needed]}

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Kennishead		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

Notes

1. Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
2. Butt 1995, p. 187.
3. Historic Environment Scotland & LB33959.
4. Table 222 National Rail timetable, May 2016

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.
• Historic Environment Scotland. "Pollokshaws Road, Pollockshaws West Station including Embankment Wall to Street (Category B Listed Building) (LB33959)". Retrieved 20 March 2019.
• 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

• Media related to Pollokshaws West railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• RAILSCOT on Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway
• RAILSCOT on Busby Railway