Hawkhead railway station

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Hawkhead
Location
Place Paisley
Local authority Renfrewshire
Operations
Station code HKH
Managed by First ScotRail
Platforms in use 1
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2004/05 * 80,860
2005/06 * 100,496
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE SPT
History
1 May 1894 Opened
1 January 1917 Closed
? Reopened
14 February 1966 Closed
12 April 1991 New station, reopened
National Rail - UK railway stations

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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Hawkhead from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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For other railway stations in Paisley, see Paisley railway station.

Hawkhead railway station is a railway station in the Seedhill area of Paisley in Renfrewshire, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and lies on the Paisley Canal Line 10 km (6½ miles) west of Glasgow Central.

This was a newly-built station opened in 1991 following the resumption of train services on the Paisley Canal Line, in 1990. It replaced the original passenger station that was closed on 14 February 1966, under the Beeching Axe.

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[edit] History

The station opened on 1 May 1894 and was closed on 1 January 1917.[1] It was later reopened by the British Transport Commission; and was closed to passengers on 14 February 1966.[1]

A newly-built station opened in 12 April 1991.[1]


[edit] Services

Monday to Saturdays there is a half-hourly service westbound to Paisley Canal and eastbound to Glasgow Central.

There is no Sunday service.

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Butt (1995). page 32

[edit] 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, Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199. 


  Preceding station     National Rail     Following station  
Paisley Canal   First ScotRail

 Paisley Canal Line 

   Crookston
Historical Railways
Paisley Canal   Glasgow and South Western Railway

 Paisley Canal Line

   Crookston


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