Pollokshaws East
Location type
Station
Name and dates
Pollokshaws East (1894-)
Opened on the Cathcart District Railway.
Open on the Cathcart Circle.
Open on the Newton Line.
Description
This is an island platform station. The station is built on a bridge over the White Cart Water.
The original station building has not survived being demolished in the late 1980s.
There is an entry from Kilmarnock Road.
The next station to the north is Shawlands and to the south Langside.
Pollokshaws East Goods to the south, was on the east side of the line and served from the south. The station's signal box was on the west side of the line opposite the goods yard. It opened with the line and closed in 1961 when replaced by Cathcart Power Box and Muirhouse Power Box.
The goods yard site is now flats and a car park.
Tags
StationExternal links
Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
Nearby stations Shawlands Langside Pollokshaws West Crossmyloof Maxwell Park Pollokshields West Strathbungo Mount Florida Queens Park Muirend Cathcart Cathcart [1st] Pollokshields East Crosshill Thornliebank | Other railway and industry locations Pollokshaws East Goods Pollokshaws West Goods Pollokshaws Viaduct Cartcraigs Goods Depot Maxwell Park Goods Battlefield [Tram] Auldhouse Coal Depot Busby Junction Muirhouse South Junction Cathcart West Junction Cathcart North Junction Muirhouse South Junction [1st] Cathcart Power Box Tourist/other Burrell Collection Pollok House |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
