Hawkhead railway station
Hawkhead  | |||||
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 Hawkhead station in 2023, looking west towards Paisley Canal | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Paisley, Renfrewshire Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 55°50′32″N 4°23′58″W / 55.8421°N 4.3995°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NS498635 | ||||
| Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
| Transit authority | SPT | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | HKH | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Glasgow and South Western Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Glasgow and South Western Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | LMS | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 May 1894 | Opened[1] | ||||
| 1 January 1917 | Closed[1] | ||||
| 1919 | Reopened[1] | ||||
| 14 February 1966 | Closed[1] | ||||
| 12 April 1991 | New station, reopened by British Rail[1] | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  0.249 million | ||||
| 2020/21 |  33,808 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 0.115 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.167 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.218 million | ||||
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Hawkhead railway station is a railway station in the Seedhill area of Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and lies on the Paisley Canal Line, 6½ miles (10 km) west of Glasgow Central.
History
The station opened on 1 May 1894 and was closed on 1 January 1917.[1] It was reopened in 1919 and was closed to passengers on 14 February 1966.[1]
A newly built station opened on 12 April 1991[1] following the resumption of train services on the Paisley Canal Line, in 1990 by British Rail.
Services
Monday to Saturdays there is a half-hourly service westbound to Paisley Canal and eastbound to Glasgow Central.
On Sundays, an hourly service operates to both Paisley Canal and Glasgow Central,
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paisley Canal | ScotRail Paisley Canal Line | Crookston | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Paisley Canal | Glasgow and South Western Railway Paisley Canal Line | Crookston | ||
References
Notes
External links
- Video footage of Hawkhead Station and old Oil Depot
Media related to Hawkhead railway station at Wikimedia Commons
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.