Paisley St James railway station

For other stations named St James, see Saint James station (disambiguation). For other railway stations in Paisley, see Paisley railway station (disambiguation).

Paisley Saint James
Scottish Gaelic: Eaglais Sheumais Phàislig
St James' Church can be seen in the distance under the footbridge.
Location
Place	Paisley
Local authority	Renfrewshire
Coordinates	55.852°N 4.442°W / 55.852; -4.442
Operations
Station code	PYJ
Managed by	First ScotRail
Number of platforms	2
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *	22,365
2005/06 *	25,812
2006/07 *	25,842
2007/08 *	25,928
2008/09 *	41,460
History
29 March 1841	Opened
National Rail - UK railway stations
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Paisley Saint James from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.

Paisley St James railway station is on the Inverclyde Line, serving a residential district of Paisley, Scotland, just west of the town centre. For passengers travelling to the commercial district, Paisley Gilmour Street is the main railway station of Paisley, and is located in the heart of Paisley town centre. There is an ongoing campaign to re-name the station "Paisley St Mirren" due the station's proximity to St. Mirren F.C.'s new stadium.^{[citation needed]}

History

The station was opened on 29 March 1841 by the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway company.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Bishopton		First ScotRail  Inverclyde Line		Paisley Gilmour Street
	Historical railways
Georgetown Line open; station closed		Caledonian Railway Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway		Paisley Gilmour Street
Ferguslie Line and station closed		Caledonian Railway Paisley and Barrhead District Railway		Terminus

See also

Railway Stations in Paisley

Legend GP&GR Walkinshaw N & S Junctions GPK&AR Paisley St James (GP&GR) Ferguslie (P&BDR) Paisley Gilmour Street Wallneuk Junction P&RR Paisley Hamilton Street (P&RR) Greenlaw Goods (P&RR) Paisley Abercorn (P&RR) Arkleston Junction Paisley East (P&BDR) Paisley West (PCL) Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway Potterhill (BB G&SWR) Paisley Canal (PCL) Stanely (P&BDR) Hawkhead (PCL) Glenfield (P&BDR) Dykebar (P&BDR) Gleniffer Goods Depot Barrhead Branch (G&SWR) Blackbyres West Junction (P&BDR) P&BDR Railways: BB G&SWR - Barrhead Branch (G&SWR) G&PJR - Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway (Joint CR / G&SWR) GP&GR - Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway (Caledonian Railway) GPK&AR - Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway (G&SWR) P&BDR - Paisley and Barrhead District Railway (Caledonian Railway) P&RR - Paisley and Renfrew Railway (G&SWR) PCL - Paisley Canal Line (G&SWR)

References

Sources

• Butt, R. V. J. (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 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199. 
• 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 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137. 

External links

• Dedicated historical web page