Corkerhill railway station
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Corkerhill railway station serves Corkerhill
, a district of Glasgow
, Scotland
. The station is managed by First ScotRail
and lies on the Paisley Canal Line
5 km (3¼ miles) west of .
There is no Sunday service, except in December.
Corkerhill
Corkerhill was originally a farm and a few houses to the southwest of Glasgow, on the Paisley Canal Line from Glasgow, and still houses engine sheds and sidings, although Corkerhill signal box was demolished in the late 1970s Corkerhill was originally a farm and a few houses to the southwest of...
, a district of Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. The station is managed by First ScotRail
First ScotRail
ScotRail Railways Ltd. is the FirstGroup-owned train operating company running domestic passenger trains within Scotland, northern England and the cross-border Caledonian Sleeper service to London using the brand ScotRail which is the property of the Scottish Government...
and lies on the Paisley Canal Line
Paisley Canal Line
The Paisley Canal Railway line was originally a Glasgow and South Western Railway branch line running from Glasgow, Scotland, through three stations in Paisley, to North Johnstone...
5 km (3¼ miles) west of .
1967 to 1983
Following the closure of the line to Greenock Princes Pier, the basic service was an hourly service to . Some peak hour services to/from Paisley Canal and the Ayrshire Coast were also provided.From 1990
Since the reopening of the line in 1990, on Monday to Saturdays there is a half-hourly service eastbound to Glasgow Central and westbound to .There is no Sunday service, except in December.