Maxwell Park railway station

Maxwell Park railway station is a railway station in Pollokshields, Glasgow, Scotland, adjacent to the park of the same name. The station is managed by ScotRail and is located on the Cathcart Circle Line, which has been electrified since 1962 by British Railways.

History

Maxwell Park station was built in 1894 by the Caledonian Railway, as an extension of the earlier Cathcart District Railway back towards Glasgow Central. The station is protected as a category B listed building. The bottom half of the station building has also now been repainted to match the ScotRail blue colour scheme of its operator.

Services

Up to November 1979

Two trains per hour between and and one train per hour in each direction on the Cathcart Circle.

From November 1979

Following the opening of the Argyle Line on 5 November 1979, two trains per hour between Glasgow Central and Kirkhill and two trains per hour in each direction on the Cathcart Circle.

From 2006

One train per hour between Glasgow Central and and one train per hour in each direction on the Cathcart Circle. On Sundays the Circle services do not run, so only 1tph calls each way to/from Newton.