Shawlands | |
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Looking south east towards Pollokshaws East
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Location | |
Place | Shawlands |
Local authority | Glasgow |
Coordinates | 55°49′45″N 4°17′33″W / 55.8293°N 4.2924°WCoordinates: 55°49′45″N 4°17′33″W / 55.8293°N 4.2924°W |
Grid reference | NS565619 |
Operations | |
Station code | SHL |
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 | 0.152 million |
2012/13 | 0.153 million |
2013/14 | 0.145 million |
2014/15 | 0.153 million |
2015/16 | 0.160 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 Shawlands from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
Shawlands railway station is a railway station serving Shawlands, a suburb of Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and is located on the Cathcart Circle Line. It opened in April 1894, when the original line to Cathcart via Queens Park was extended in a loop back towards Glasgow Central. The Cathcart Circle Line has been electrified 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). On Sundays the Cathcart Circle trains do not operate, so only an hourly service is provided in each direction.