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Revision as of 19:10, 5 July 2011
Paisley Gilmour Street | |
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 A train from Gilmour Street (platform 3) to Glasgow Central | |
| General information | |
| Location | Renfrewshire |
| Managed by | First ScotRail |
| Platforms | 4 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | PYG |
| History | |
| Original company | Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway & Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway |
| Pre-grouping | CR & G&SWR |
| Post-grouping | LMS |
| Key dates | |
| 14 July 1840 | Opened: 2 platforms and 2 lines[1] |
| 1880<?> | expanded to 4 lines and 4 platforms |
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Paisley Gilmour Street railway station is one of four stations serving the town of Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland (Gilmour Street, St. James, Paisley Canal and Hawkhead). The station is managed by First ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line 12 km (7¼ miles) west of Glasgow Central.
History
The station was opened on 14 July 1840 on the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway (GPK&AR).[1] The station was used jointly by the GPK&AR and the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway (GP&GR). However, the GP&GR did not run services until March 1841 due to construction difficulties at Bishopton.[2]
It was originally built with only two through platforms, with the GPK&R and the GP&GR lines separating to the west of the station. The station was later expanded to four platforms, two for the GPK&R and two for the GP&GR, with the lines separating to the east of the station.[3]
The section between Glasgow Bridge Street railway station and Paisley Gilmour Street station was a joint line: the Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway.
Electrification
The station was electrified as part of the 1967 Inverclyde Line. Ayrshire Coast Line platforms (then numbered 1 and 2) were wired, however the wires finished a short distance west of the station. These were extended as part of the Ayrshire Line electrification in 1986. This 1986 work coincided with the renumbering of the platforms with the Glasgow bound platforms numbered 1 (Inverclyde) and 3 (Ayrshire), and the outbound platforms numbers 2 (Inverclyde) and 4 (Ayrshire).
Refurbishment
Following extensive works, Paisley Gilmour Street now has step-free access to all platforms, and the main access onto County Square, has been joined by a re-opened back access onto Back Sneddon Street. The access was originally built along with the station, but had closed and had been converted into a model shop for a number of years. Despite this conversion the shop retained the steps up to stations lower concourse, however it has been bricked up to prevent access. When the shop owner retired, it was decided to purchase the unit and convert it back as part of the step free access works for disabled people, as it would increase space within the station, and the works were fairly simple since the original stairs were retained. After re-opening it was signed as a dedicated exit to the station for those wishing to use the bus link to the airport, as the buses stop directly outside the door and the airport cycle route which passes outside.
1979 rail crash
A collision occurred between two trains at the eastern end of the station on Easter Monday 1979 resulting on the deaths of seven people.
Current operations
Paisley Gilmour Street is the busiest of the four Paisley stations. It has four platforms, with trains running on the Inverclyde and Ayrshire Coast lines. It is the fourth busiest railway station in Scotland, after Glasgow Central, Glasgow Queen Street and Edinburgh Waverley.[4]
Connecting buses from this station also serve nearby Glasgow Airport (GLA) which is approximately 2km away. It is possible to buy a railway ticket to and from the airport, which includes not only the train journey but also the journey on Arriva Scotland West 66 and 300 buses which depart from stops outside the Railway station. The Glasgow Airport Rail Link would have replaced this bus service with a direct train, but the project was cancelled in September 2009 due to public spending cuts[5]. It is also possible to cycle from the station to the Airport using the Airport Cycle Route.
It is an important interchange, not only for the airport bus link, but also for many local buses which depart from the area surrounding the town centre running to destinations throughout the town of Paisley, Renfrew and to the out of town shopping centre, Braehead. It is expected that Braehead will get a dedicated bus link in the future, possibly utilising Hillington East.
Early 1980s
In the early 1980s up to the electrification of the AyrLine the station was served by:
- Glasgow - Ayr (DMU): 2 trains per hour (some extended to Girvan)
- Glasgow - Largs (DMU): 1 train per hour
- Glasgow - Gourock (EMU): 3 trains per hour
- Glasgow - Wemyss Bay (EMU): 1 train per hour
- Glasgow - Ardrossan Winton Pier (DMU): to connect with ferry to Brodick
- Glasgow - Stranraer Harbour (Loco hauled): to connect with ferry to Larne
2008
In 2008 the station was served by:
- Glasgow - Ayr (EMU): 2 trains per hour
- Glasgow - Largs (EMU): 1 train per hour
- Glasgow - Ardrossan Town (EMU): 1 train per hour, with some extended to Ardrossan Harbour to connect with ferry to Brodick
- Glasgow - Gourock (EMU): 3 trains per hour
- Glasgow - Wemyss Bay (EMU): 1 train per hour
- Glasgow - Girvan (DMU): occasional trains
- Glasgow - Stranraer Harbour (DMU): occasional trains to connect with ferry to Belfast
Routes - present and historical
| Preceding station |  National Rail
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnstone | First ScotRail |
Glasgow Central | ||
| Paisley St James | First ScotRail |
Hillington West | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Paisley St James | Caledonian Railway |
Connection with G&PJR | ||
| Connections with GP&GR and GPK&AR |
Caledonian and Glasgow & South Western Railways |
Cardonald | ||
| Elderslie Line open; station closed |
Glasgow and South Western Railway |
Connection with G&PJR | ||
References
Notes
- ^ a b Butt (1995), page 180
- ^ Thomas (1971), page 155
- ^ Thomas (1971), Page 52: has a 1888 photograph of the station with two through platforms; and the two lines separating to the west of the station.
- ^ The usage information (Station Entries and Station Exits) is based on ticket sales in the financial year 2004/05 and covers all National Rail stations. Continued usage notes, and Excel format table for all stations available.
- ^ "Ministers scrap airport rail plan". BBC News Online. 2009-09-17. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
Scottish Government has scrapped the £120m Glasgow Airport Rail Link amid public spending cut concerns.
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.
- Thomas, John (1971). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. Vol. VI Scotland: The Lowlands and the Borders (1st ed.). Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5408-6. OCLC 16198685.
- Thomas, John; Paterson, Rev A. J. S. (1984). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. Vol. VI Scotland: The Lowlands and the Borders (2nd ed.). Newton Abbott, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-9465-3712-7. OCLC 12521072.
