Pollokshields East railway station
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- For other Glasgow stations with similar names see PollokshieldsPollokshields railway stationPollokshields 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:...
and Pollokshields WestPollokshields West railway stationPollokshields West railway station is one of two railway stations in Pollokshields, a district of Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and lies on the Cathcart Circle Line.-Up to November 1979:...
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Pollokshields East railway station is one of two railway stations
Train station
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serving 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...
in Glasgow
Glasgow
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, Scotland
Scotland
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. The station is managed by First ScotRail
First ScotRail
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and lies on the Cathcart Circle Line.
2008
A typical weekday and Saturday service is five trains per hour to (one train per hour in each direction on the Cathcart Circle, two from and one from NewtonNewton (South Lanarkshire) railway station
Newton railway station is a railway station located between the town of Cambuslang and the village of Newton in South Lanarkshire, Greater Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail on the Argyle and Cathcart Circle Lines.-History:...
via Kirkhill), two trains per hour to Neilston and one train per hour to Newton (the one other hourly train to/from Newton runs via ). A Sunday service is almost the same except the Cathcart Circle trains do not operate. As a result, only three trains per hour operate to Glasgow Central.