Maxwell Park railway station
Maxwell Park railway station is a railway station in Pollokshields area of Glasgow, Scotland, adjacent to the park of the same name. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and is located on the Cathcart Circle Line, which has been electrified since 1962 by British Railways.
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 Looking east towards Pollokshields West | |
| Location | Maxwell Park, Glasgow, Glasgow Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55.8376°N 4.2888°W |
| Grid reference | NS567628 |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | MAX |
| History | |
| Original company | Cathcart District Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMS |
| Key dates | |
| 2 April 1894 | Opened[2] |
| Passengers | |
| 2015/16 |  0.156 million |
| 2016/17 |  0.178 million |
| 2017/18 |  0.175 million |
| 2018/19 | 0.158 million |
| 2019/20 | 0.159 million |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
History
Maxwell Park station was built in 1894 by the Caledonian Railway, as an extension of the earlier Cathcart District Railway back towards Glasgow Central. The station is now protected as a category B listed building.[3]
Services
Up to November 1979
Two trains per hour between Glasgow Central and Kirkhill and one train per hour in each direction on the Cathcart Circle (Inner and Outer).
From November 1979
Following the opening of the Argyle Line on 5 November 1979, two trains per hour between Glasgow Central and Kirkhill and two trains per hour in each direction on the Cathcart Circle (Inner and Outer).
From 2006
One train per hour between Glasgow Central and Newton and one train per hour in each direction on the Cathcart Circle (Inner and Outer).[4] On Sundays the Circle services do not run, so only 1tph calls each way to/from Newton.
Routes
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawlands | Abellio ScotRail Cathcart Circle |
Pollokshields West | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Shawlands Line and station open |
Caledonian Railway Cathcart District Railway |
Pollokshields West Line and station open | ||
References
Notes
- Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
- Butt (1995), p. 157
- Historic Environment Scotland & LB33489.
- Table 223 National Rail timetable, May 2016
Sources
- Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
- 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.
- Historic Environment Scotland. "101 Terregles Avenue, Fotheringay Road, Maxwell Park Station, including Footbridges (Category B Listed Building) (LB33489)". Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- Kernahan, Jack (1980). The Cathcart Circle. Falkirk, Stirlingshire: Scottish Railway Preservation Society. ISBN 0-9043-9601-0. OCLC 85045869.
- 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.