Paisley Canal railway station
Paisley Canal  | |
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| Scottish Gaelic: Canàl Phàislig | |
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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 | Abellio ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.233 million |
| 2012/13 |
 0.218 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.341 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.363 million |
| 2015/16 |
0.368 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 and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Paisley Canal railway station is a railway station in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. The station is managed by Abellio 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.
On Sundays, an hourly service operates.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terminus | Abellio 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 |
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References
Notes
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.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
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