Possilpark & Parkhouse railway station
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Possilpark & Parkhouse | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Other names | Scottish Gaelic: Pàirc Phosail & Taigh na Pàirce[1] |
| Location | Glasgow |
| Coordinates | 55°53′24″N 4°15′28″W / 55.8901°N 4.2578°W |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | PPK |
| History | |
| Original company | British Rail |
| Key dates | |
| 2 December 1993 | Opened |
Possilpark & Parkhouse railway station serves the Possilpark and Parkhouse areas of Glasgow, Scotland. It is located on the Maryhill Line, 3 miles (5 km) north of Glasgow Queen Street. Services are provided by Abellio ScotRail on behalf of Strathclyde Partnership for Transport.
History
The station was one of five built for Maryhill Line project, which was supported by what was then the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Executive and completed by British Rail in December 1993. The route on which the station stands is considerably older though, being opened by the Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway in 1858 - this would later be used by trains from the West Highland Line to reach the main line at Cowlairs and thus reach Queen Street High Level. The GD&HR's successors the North British Railway built a station to serve Possilpark on the line in 1887, but this was located a short distance west of the present station and was closed to passengers back in January 1917 (though goods traffic continued until 1971).[2] Services initially ran only as far as Maryhill, with the extension to Anniesland opening in 2005.
Services
Monday to Saturdays there is a half-hourly service eastbound to Glasgow Queen Street and westbound to Anniesland via Maryhill.[3]
Since 18 May 2014, a limited hourly Sunday service now operates on this line from 09:30 to 19:00.
See also
References
- ^ Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. "Gaelic/English Station Index". Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ Railway Railscot Chronology Glasgow, Dumbarton & Helensburgh RailwayRailscot; Retrieved 2014-01-15
- ^ GB National Rail Timetable May 2016 Edition, Table 232 (Network Rail)
External links
- Train times and station information for Possilpark & Parkhouse railway station from National Rail
- Video footage of Possilpark and Parkhouse Station
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Ashfield | Abellio ScotRail Maryhill Line |
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