Pollokshields railway station
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- For other Glasgow stations with similar names see Pollokshields EastPollokshields East railway stationPollokshields East railway station is one of two railway stations serving Pollokshields in Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and lies on the Cathcart Circle Line.- 2008 :...
and Pollokshields WestPollokshields West railway stationPollokshields West railway station is one of two railway stations in Pollokshields, a district of Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and lies on the Cathcart Circle Line.-Up to November 1979:...
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Pollokshields railway station was a railway station
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
in Pollokshields
Pollokshields
Pollokshields is a district in the Southside of Glasgow, Scotland. It is a conservation area which was developed in Victorian times according to a plan promoted by the original landowners, the Stirling-Maxwells of Pollok, whose association with the area goes as far back as...
, 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
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. The station was originally part of the Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway
Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway
The Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway company was formed in 1837 to provide a railway link between Glasgow and Paisley, Scotland. It was promoted jointly by the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway and the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway....
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History
Sources published in the late 20th century claim that Pollokshields station opened on 14 July 1840.Contemporary 19th century sources would suggest however that both Pollokshields station and Shields Road station
Shields Road railway station
Shields Road railway station was a railway station in Pollokshields, Glasgow, Scotland.-History:The station was built by the City of Glasgow Union Railway on the original 1840 line from Paisley to Glasgow...
were created as part of the general reorganisation of rail links between Paisley and Glasgow in the 1870s, in preparation for the opening of St Enoch station
St Enoch railway station
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and Glasgow Central station. The adjacent Shields station
Shields railway station
For other Glasgow stations with similar names see Shields Road subway station and Shields Road railway station.Shields railway station was a railway station in Pollokshields, Glasgow, Scotland.-History:...
was developed around the time that 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...
opened in 1885.
Pollokshields station amalgamated with Shields Road station and Shields station on 1 April 1925, creating a larger Shields Road station. This combined station was located within the complex of lines forming Shields Junction
Shields Junction
Shields Junction is the name given to the busy railway junction in the Shields Road area of Glasgow, Scotland.The junction is heavily used by both passenger and freight services running on three separate railway lines out of Glasgow Central station...
. In 2007, part of the platforms where the City of Glasgow Union Railway
City Union Line
The City of Glasgow Union Railway - City Union Line , is a railway line in Glasgow, Scotland. The line is still open, with the section north of Bellgrove still open to passenger trains.-Description of the route:...
and the Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway
Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway
The Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway company was formed in 1837 to provide a railway link between Glasgow and Paisley, Scotland. It was promoted jointly by the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway and the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway....
crossed over the former General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour Railway
General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour Railway
The General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour Railway was authorised on 3 July 1846 and it opened, in part, in December 1848.Its main function was intended to be the transportation of coal from collieries and Lanarkshire and Ayrshire, over other railways, to a coal depot on the south bank of the River...
are still visible.