Hawkhead railway station

55°50′32″N 4°23′58″W / 55.8421°N 4.3995°W / 55.8421; -4.3995Grid referenceNS498635Managed byScotRailTransit authoritySPTPlatforms1Other informationStation codeHKHHistoryOriginal companyGlasgow and South Western RailwayPre-groupingGlasgow and South Western RailwayPost-groupingLMSKey dates1 May 1894Opened^[1]1 January 1917Closed^[1]1919Reopened^[1]14 February 1966Closed^[1]12 April 1991New station, reopened by British Rail^[1]Passengers2018/19 0.244 million2019/20 0.249 million2020/21 33,8082021/22 0.115 million2022/23 0.167 million

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Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Hawkhead railway station is a railway station in the Seedhill area of Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and lies on the Paisley Canal Line, 6½ miles (10 km) west of Glasgow Central.

History

The station opened on 1 May 1894 and was closed on 1 January 1917.^[1] It was reopened in 1919 and was closed to passengers on 14 February 1966.^[1]

A newly built station opened on 12 April 1991^[1] following the resumption of train services on the Paisley Canal Line, in 1990 by British Rail.

Services

Monday to Saturdays there is a half-hourly service westbound to Paisley Canal and eastbound to Glasgow Central.

On Sundays, an hourly service operates to both Paisley Canal and Glasgow Central,

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Paisley Canal		ScotRail Paisley Canal Line		Crookston
	Historical railways
Paisley Canal		Glasgow and South Western Railway Paisley Canal Line		Crookston

References

Notes

External links

• Video footage of Hawkhead Station and old Oil Depot

Sources

• Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
• Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
• Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.