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.
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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 | |||||
| 2019/20 |  0.159 million | ||||
| 2020/21 |  26,560 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 53,612 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 68,034 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 93,826 | ||||
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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
editTwo 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
editFollowing 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
editOne 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
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Following station | ||
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| 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
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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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