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Shawlands railway station

Coordinates: 55°49′45″N 4°17′33″W / 55.8293°N 4.2924°W / 55.8293; -4.2924
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Shawlands
National Rail
The station seen in 2015
General information
LocationShawlands, Glasgow
Scotland
Coordinates55°49′45″N 4°17′33″W / 55.8293°N 4.2924°W / 55.8293; -4.2924
Grid referenceNS565619
Managed byScotRail
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeSHL
History
Original companyCathcart District Railway
Pre-groupingCaledonian Railway
Post-groupingLMS
Key dates
2 April 1894Opened[1]
Passengers
2018/19Increase 0.184 million
2019/20Decrease 0.177 million
2020/21Decrease 27,564
2021/22Increase 57,166
2022/23Increase 72,112
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Shawlands railway station is a railway station serving Shawlands,[2] a suburb of Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is located on the Cathcart Circle Line. It opened in April 1894, when the original line to Cathcart via Queens Park was extended in a loop back towards Glasgow Central. The Cathcart Circle Line has been electrified since 1962 under British Railways.

Services

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Up to November 1979

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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

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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

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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] On Sundays the Cathcart Circle trains do not operate, so only an hourly service is provided in each direction.

Routes

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Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Pollokshaws East   ScotRail
Cathcart Circle
  Maxwell Park
  Historical railways  
Pollokshaws East
Line and station open
  Caledonian Railway
Cathcart District Railway
  Maxwell Park
Line and station open

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ Butt (1995), p. 209
  2. ^ "Shawlands Station | Trains to Shawlands | Trainline". www.thetrainline.com. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  3. ^ Table 223 National Rail timetable, May 2016

Sources

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