Shields railway station
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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
.
when the Paisley Canal Line
opened in 1885.
Contemporary maps show that, at Shields Junction, the Glasgow, Paisley and Johnstone Canal
and towpath had run alongside the Caledonian Railway
line shortly before it connected to the Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway
. There was plenty of space for the development of the new line and station buildings, as the canal had not followed as straight a course as the railway track to replace it would.
After Shields station opened, there were three adjacent stations at Shields Junction operated by different railway companies. Shields Road station
and Pollokshields station
were situated to the north of Shields station.
Shields Road subway station
Shields Road subway station is a station of Glasgow Subway, serving the Pollokshields areas of Glasgow, Scotland. Nearby is Charles Rennie Mackintosh's Scotland Street School Museum...
and Shields Road railway 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...
.
Shields 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...
, 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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.
History
Shields station was built by the Glasgow and South Western RailwayGlasgow and South Western Railway
The Glasgow and South Western Railway , one of the pre-grouping railway companies, served a triangular area of south-west Scotland, between Glasgow, Stranraer and Carlisle...
when 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.
Contemporary maps show that, at Shields Junction, the Glasgow, Paisley and Johnstone Canal
Glasgow, Paisley and Johnstone Canal
The Glasgow, Paisley and Ardrossan Canal was a canal in the west of Scotland, running between Glasgow, Paisley and Johnstone which later became a railway. Despite the name, the canal was never completed down to Ardrossan, the termini being Port Eglinton in Glasgow and Thorn Brae in Johnstone...
and towpath had run alongside the Caledonian Railway
Caledonian Railway
The Caledonian Railway was a major Scottish railway company. It was formed in the early 19th century and it was absorbed almost a century later into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, in the 1923 railway grouping, by means of the Railways Act 1921...
line shortly before it connected to 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....
. There was plenty of space for the development of the new line and station buildings, as the canal had not followed as straight a course as the railway track to replace it would.
After Shields station opened, there were three adjacent stations at Shields Junction operated by different railway companies. 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...
and Pollokshields station
Pollokshields railway station
Pollokshields railway station was a railway station in Pollokshields, a district of Glasgow, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway.-History:...
were situated to the north of Shields station.