Paisley Canal railway station

Paisley Canal National Rail
Scottish Gaelic: Canàl Phàislig

Paisley Canal station following electrification
Location
Place Paisley
Local authority Renfrewshire
Coordinates 55°50′25″N 4°25′22″W / 55.8402°N 4.4227°WCoordinates: 55°50′25″N 4°25′22″W / 55.8402°N 4.4227°W
Grid reference NS483634
Operations
Station code PCN
Managed by ScotRail
Number of platforms 1
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05  0.158 million
2005/06 Increase 0.176 million
2006/07 Increase 0.188 million
2007/08 Increase 0.190 million
2008/09 Increase 0.232 million
2009/10 Decrease 0.215 million
2010/11 Increase 0.219 million
2011/12 Increase 0.233 million
2012/13 Decrease 0.218 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE SPT
History
Original company Glasgow and South Western Railway
Pre-grouping Glasgow and South Western Railway
Post-grouping LMS
1 July 1885[1] Opened
10 January 1983[1] Closed
28 July 1990[1] Re-opened east of original site
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated 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. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Paisley Canal railway station is a railway station in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and lies on the Paisley Canal Line.

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 were 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.

Services

Monday to Saturdays there is a half-hourly service eastbound to Glasgow Central. An hourly Sunday service will start in May 2015.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Terminus   ScotRail
Paisley Canal Line
  Hawkhead
Historical railways
Paisley West
Line and station closed
  Glasgow and South Western Railway
Paisley Canal Line
  Hawkhead
Paisley West
until 14 February 1966
  British Rail
Paisley Canal Line
  Hawkhead
until 14 February 1966
Bridge of Weir
February 1966 - January 1983
  British Rail
Paisley Canal Line
  Crookston
February 1966 - January 1983
Johnstone
February 1966 - January 1983
British Rail
Ayrshire Coast Line

References

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Butt (1995), page 180

Sources

External links

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