Location type

Station

Name and dates

Pollokshaws East (1894-)

Station code: PWE National Rail ScotRail
Where: Glasgow City, Scotland
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

Station

External links

Canmore site record
NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
06/08/2019

Nearby stations Shawlands Langside Pollokshaws West Crossmyloof Maxwell Park Pollokshields West Strathbungo Mount Florida Queens Park Muirend Cathcart Cathcart [1st] Pollokshields East Crosshill Thornliebank	Pollokshaws East Goods Pollokshaws West Goods Pollokshaws Viaduct Cartcraigs Goods Depot Maxwell Park Goods Battlefield [Tram] Auldhouse Coal Depot SPX Flow Busby Junction Muirhouse South Junction Cathcart West Junction Cathcart North Junction Muirhouse South Junction [1st] Cathcart Power Box Tourist/other Burrell Collection
Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.