Pollokshields West railway station
Pollokshields West 
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| Scottish Gaelic: Pollokshields an Iar | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Pollokshields |
| Local authority | Glasgow |
| Coordinates | 55°50′15″N 4°16′34″W / 55.8376°N 4.2761°WCoordinates: 55°50′15″N 4°16′34″W / 55.8376°N 4.2761°W |
| Grid reference | NS575628 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | PLW |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.176 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.181 million |
| 2013/14 |
 0.169 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.176 million |
| 2015/16 |
0.190 million |
| History | |
| Original company | Cathcart District Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMS |
| 2 April 1894 | Opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Pollokshields West from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Pollokshields West railway station is one of three railway stations in Pollokshields, a district of Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and lies on the Cathcart Circle Line. The Cathcart Circle Line has been electricfied since 1962 under British Railways.
Two trains per hour between Glasgow Central and Kirkhill and one train per hour in each direction on the Cathcart Circle (Inner and Outer).
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).
One train per hour between Glasgow Central and Kirkhill/Newton and one train per hour in each direction on the Cathcart Circle (Inner and Outer). The Cathcart Circle trains do not run on Sundays, so only an hourly service operates.
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