Maxwell Park railway station
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Looking east towards Pollokshields West | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Pollokshields, Glasgow Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 55°50′15″N 4°17′20″W / 55.8376°N 4.2888°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NS567628 | ||||
| Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | MAX | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Cathcart District Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | LMS | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 2 April 1894 | Opened[2] | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2018/19 |  0.158 million | ||||
| 2019/20 |  0.159 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 26,560 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 53,612 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 68,034 | ||||
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Maxwell Park railway station is a railway station in Pollokshields, Glasgow, Scotland, adjacent to the station is a park of the same name.[3] The station is managed by ScotRail and is located on the Cathcart Circle Line, which has been electrified since 1962 by British Railways.
History
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Maxwell Park station was built in 1894 by the Caledonian Railway, as an extension of the earlier Cathcart District Railway back towards Glasgow Central. The station is protected as a category B listed building.[4] The station building has also now been repainted to match the ScotRail blue colour scheme of its operator.
Services
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Up to November 1979
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]One train per hour between Glasgow Central and Newton and one train per hour in each direction on the Cathcart Circle (Inner and Outer).[5] On Sundays the Circle services do not run, so only 1tph calls each way to/from Newton.
Routes
[edit]| Preceding station |  National Rail
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawlands | ScotRail Cathcart Circle |
Pollokshields West | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Shawlands Line and station open |
Caledonian Railway Cathcart District Railway |
Pollokshields West Line and station open | ||
References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
- ^ Butt (1995), p. 157
- ^ Maxwell Park, Gazetteer for Scotland
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland & LB33489.
- ^ Table 223 National Rail timetable, May 2016
Sources
[edit]- 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. "101 Terregles Avenue, Fotheringay Road, Maxwell Park Station, including Footbridges (Category B Listed Building) (LB33489)". Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- Kernahan, Jack (1980). The Cathcart Circle. Falkirk, Stirlingshire: Scottish Railway Preservation Society. ISBN 0-9043-9601-0. OCLC 85045869.
- 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.
See also
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