Paisley Canal railway station

For other railway stations in Paisley, see Paisley railway station (disambiguation).

Paisley Canal
Scottish Gaelic: Canàl Phàislig
265px Paisley Canal station following electrification
Location
Place	Paisley
Local authority	Renfrewshire
Coordinates
Grid reference	NS483634
Operations
Station code	PCN
Managed by	Abellio ScotRail
Number of platforms	1
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	0.158 million
2005/06	0.176 million
2006/07	0.188 million
2007/08	0.190 million
2008/09	0.232 million
2009/10	0.215 million
2010/11	0.219 million
2011/12	0.233 million
2012/13	0.218 million
2013/14	0.341 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	SPT
History
Original company	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Pre-grouping	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Post-grouping	LMS
1 July 1885	Opened
10 January 1983	Closed
28 July 1990	Re-opened east of original site
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Paisley Canal from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Paisley Canal railway station is a railway station in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and lies on the Paisley Canal Line.

History

The original station was opened on 1 July 1885 by the Glasgow and South Western Railway, situated on a loop line to Elderslie Junction due to congestion on the line through Paisley Gilmour Street. Following closure of the Dalry and North Johnstone Line and the Greenock Princess Pier Line in 1966, local services through Paisley Canal continued through to Kilmacolm, with the occasional boat train to Ardrossan Harbour. In the latter years the Kilmacolm service finished at 7pm. At some point the station buildings were taken out of use and an over-line booking office was built at the Causeyside Street end of the platforms.

The station closed to passengers on 10 January 1983, however seven years later a new train service was commenced on 28 July 1990. As the original station site had been sold and the platforms filled in, a new platform to the east of the Causeyside Street overbridge was constructed within the railway cutting.

Services

Monday to Saturdays there is a half-hourly service eastbound to Glasgow Central. On Sundays, an Hourly service operates.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Terminus		Abellio ScotRail Paisley Canal Line		Hawkhead
	Historical railways
Paisley West Line and station closed		Glasgow and South Western Railway Paisley Canal Line		Hawkhead
Paisley West until 14 February 1966		British Rail Paisley Canal Line		Hawkhead until 14 February 1966
Bridge of Weir February 1966 - January 1983		British Rail Paisley Canal Line		Crookston February 1966 - January 1983
Johnstone February 1966 - January 1983		British Rail Ayrshire Coast Line

External links

• YouTube video of Paisley Canal station