Paisley Canal railway station
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| Paisley Canal | |||
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| Location | |||
| Place | Paisley | ||
| Local authority | Renfrewshire | ||
| Coordinates | Coordinates: | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | PCN | ||
| Managed by | First ScotRail | ||
| Platforms in use | 1 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 158,340 | ||
| 2005/06 * | 176,196 | ||
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| PTE | SPT | ||
| History | |||
| 1 July 1885 | Opened | ||
| 10 January 1983 | Closed | ||
| 28 July 1990 | Re-opened east of original site | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Paisley Canal from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Paisley Canal railway station is a railway station in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and lies on the Paisley Canal Line.
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[edit] History
The original station was opened on 1 July 1885 by the Glasgow and South Western Railway,[1] situated on a loop line to Elderslie Junction due to congestion on the line through Paisley Gilmour Street. Following closure of the Dalry and North Johnstone Line and the Greenock Princess Pier Line in 1966, local services through Paisley Canal continued through to Kilmacolm, with the occasional boat train to Ardrossan Harbour. In the latter years the Kilmacolm service finished at 7pm. At some point the station buildings taken out of use and an over-line booking office was built at the Causeyside Street end of the platforms.
The station closed to passengers on 10 January 1983,[1] however seven years later a new train service was commenced on 28 July 1990.[1] As the original station site had been sold and the platforms filled in, a new platform to the east of the Causeyside Street overbridge was constructed within the railway cutting.
[edit] Services
Monday to Saturdays there is a half-hourly service eastbound to Glasgow Central.
There is no Sunday service.
[edit] References
[edit] Notes
[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 | ||
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| Terminus | First ScotRail |
Hawkhead | ||
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| Paisley West Line and station closed |
Glasgow and South Western Railway |
Hawkhead | ||
| Paisley West until 14 February 1966 |
British Rail |
Hawkhead until 14 February 1966 |
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| Bridge of Weir February 1966 - January 1983 |
British Rail |
Crookston February 1966 - January 1983 |
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| Johnstone February 1966 - January 1983 |
British Rail |
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