Paisley Canal railway station
Paisley Canal railway station is a railway station in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and lies on the Paisley Canal Line.
Paisley Canal station in 2013. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Paisley, Renfrewshire Scotland |
| 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 |
| Managed by | ScotRail |
| Transit authority | SPT |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | PCN |
| History | |
| Original company | Glasgow and South Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Glasgow and South Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMS |
| Key dates | |
| 1 July 1885[2] | Opened |
| 10 January 1983[2] | Closed |
| 28 July 1990[2] | Re-opened east of original site |
| Passengers | |
| 2017/18 | 0.389 million |
| 2018/19 | 0.475 million |
| 2019/20 | 0.478 million |
| 2020/21 | 77,142 |
| 2021/22 | 0.192 million |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
History
The original station was opened on 1 July 1885 by the Glasgow and South Western Railway,[2] 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,[2] however seven years later a new train service was commenced on 28 July 1990.[2] 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 | 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 | |||
Rolling Stock
Since the withdrawal of the last Class 314 EMUs in December 2019 (these having formed most of the trains on the Paisley Canal branch since its electrification in 2012), the majority of services at this station have been worked by Abellio ScotRail (ScotRail since 2022) Class 380s or Class 320s although occasionally Class 318 or Class 385 sets have appeared.
References
Notes
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. (October 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. OL 11956311M.
- 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.
External links
- YouTube video of Paisley Canal station
- YouTube video of the Old Paisley Canal Station