Crookston railway station
Encyclopedia
Crookston railway station is a railway station
in Crookston
, a district of Glasgow
, Scotland
. The station is managed by First ScotRail
and lies on the Paisley Canal Line
7 km (4½ miles) west of Glasgow Central.
on 1 July 1885. It was temporarily closed due to the First World War on 1 January 1917 reopening after the war. Following review of the finances of operations of railway services operated by Strathclyde Passenger Transport Executive
, funding for the line was withdrawn resulting in the closure of the station on 10 January 1983.
The station re-opened on 28 July 1990 at the same time as the Paisley Canal Line re-opened. The station buildings are now protected as a category B listed building.
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There is no Sunday service.
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 Crookston
Crookston, Glasgow
Crookston is a residential suburb on the southwestern edge of the city of Glasgow, Scotland.Formerly a village in its own right, Crookston and its surrounding lands and castle , were named after the feudal Norman lord, Robert Croc, who was gifted the Levern valley in Renfrewshire by King David I...
, 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
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. The station is managed by First ScotRail
First ScotRail
ScotRail Railways Ltd. is the FirstGroup-owned train operating company running domestic passenger trains within Scotland, northern England and the cross-border Caledonian Sleeper service to London using the brand ScotRail which is the property of the Scottish Government...
and lies on 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...
7 km (4½ miles) west of Glasgow Central.
History
The station was opened 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...
on 1 July 1885. It was temporarily closed due to the First World War on 1 January 1917 reopening after the war. Following review of the finances of operations of railway services operated by Strathclyde Passenger Transport Executive
Strathclyde Partnership for Transport
The Strathclyde Partnership for Transport is a public body which is responsible for planning and co-ordinating regional transport, and especially the public transport system, in the Strathclyde area of western Scotland...
, funding for the line was withdrawn resulting in the closure of the station on 10 January 1983.
The station re-opened on 28 July 1990 at the same time as the Paisley Canal Line re-opened. The station buildings are now protected as a category B listed building.
Services
Monday to Saturdays there is a half-hourly service eastbound to Glasgow Central and westbound to Paisley CanalPaisley Canal railway station
Paisley Canal railway station is a railway station in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and lies on the Paisley Canal Line.-History:...
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There is no Sunday service.