Pollokshields railway station

Pollokshields railway station was a railway station in Pollokshields, a district of Glasgow, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway. It was opened in 1840 and amalgamated into the neighbouring Shields Road station in 1925.

Pollokshields
Location
PlacePollokshields
AreaGlasgow
Coordinates55.8478°N 4.2759°W / 55.8478; -4.2759
Operations
Original companyGlasgow and Paisley Joint Railway
Pre-groupingCaledonian and Glasgow & South Western Railways
Post-groupingLMS
Platforms2
History
14 July 1840Opened[1]
1 April 1925Amalgamated into Shields Road[1]
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z
For other Glasgow stations with similar names see Pollokshields East and Pollokshields West.

History

Sources published in the late 20th century claim that Pollokshields station opened on 14 July 1840.[1] Contemporary 19th century sources would suggest however that both Pollokshields station and Shields Road station were created as part of the general reorganisation of rail links between Paisley and Glasgow in the 1870s, in preparation for the opening of St Enoch station and Glasgow Central station. The adjacent Shields station was developed around the time that the Paisley Canal Line opened in 1885.

Pollokshields station amalgamated with Shields Road station and Shields station on 1 April 1925,[1] creating a larger Shields Road station. This combined station was located within the complex of lines forming Shields Junction. In 2007, part of the platforms where the City of Glasgow Union Railway and the Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway crossed over the former General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour Railway are still visible.

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References

Notes
  1. Butt (1995), page 187

Sources
  • Butt, R. V. J. (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.
  • 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.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Ibrox
Line open; station closed		   Caledonian and Glasgow & South Western Railways
Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway
   Bridge Street
Line open; station closed
Line connects into
Shields Junction
complex		   North British and Glasgow & South Western Railways
City of Glasgow Union Railway
   Cumberland Street
Line open; station closed
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