Maxwell Park railway station

Maxwell Park
265px Looking east towards Pollokshields West
Location
Place	Maxwell Park, Glasgow
Local authority	Glasgow
Coordinates
Grid reference	NS567628
Operations
Station code	MAX
Managed by	Abellio ScotRail
Number of platforms	2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	0.119 million
2005/06	0.131 million
2006/07	0.131 million
2007/08	0.232 million
2008/09	0.258 million
2009/10	0.165 million
2010/11	0.152 million
2011/12	0.155 million
2012/13	0.154 million
2013/14	0.147 million
History
Original company	Cathcart District Railway
Pre-grouping	Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping	LMS
2 April 1894	Opened
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Maxwell Park from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Maxwell Park railway station is a railway station in Pollokshields area of Glasgow, Scotland, adjacent to the park of the same name. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and is located on the Cathcart Circle Line, which has been electrified since 1962 by British Railways.

History

Maxwell Park station was built in 1894 for the Caledonian Railway. The station is now protected as a category B listed building.

Services

Up to November 1979

Two trains per hour between Glasgow Central and Kirkhill and one train per hour in each direction on the Cathcart Circle (Inner and Outer).

From November 1979

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).

From 2006

One train per hour between Glasgow Central and Newton and one train per hour in each direction on the Cathcart Circle (Inner and Outer).

Routes

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Shawlands		Abellio ScotRail Cathcart Circle		Pollokshields West
	Historical railways
Shawlands Line and station open		Caledonian Railway Cathcart District Railway		Pollokshields West Line and station open