Mosspark railway station

55°50′26″N 4°20′50″W / 55.8406°N 4.3471°W / 55.8406; -4.3471Grid referenceNS530633Managed byScotRailTransit authoritySPTPlatforms1Other informationStation codeMPKHistoryOriginal companyLMSKey dates1 March 1934Opened as Mosspark West^[2]6 May 1974Renamed Mosspark^[2]10 January 1983Closed^[2]28 July 1990Reopened^[2]Passengers2018/19 0.162 million2019/20 0.170 million2020/21 35,7962021/22 88,8462022/23 0.107 million

Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Mosspark railway station serves the Pollok and Cardonald areas of Glasgow, Scotland. The station is on the Paisley Canal Line, 3¾ miles (6 km) west of Glasgow Central and is managed by ScotRail.

The Mosspark district after which it is named is more closely served by Corkerhill railway station.

History

The station was opened as Mosspark West by the LMS on 1 March 1934.^[2] There was however no Mosspark East. British Rail renamed the station Mosspark on 6 May 1974.^[2] On 10 January 1983,^[2] the station was closed to passengers, although the line was retained for freight services. The station reopened as part of the reinstatement of passenger services to Paisley Canal on 28 July 1990.^[2]

Services

Currently the service pattern Mondays-Saturdays is:

• 2tph to Glasgow Central
• 2tph to Paisley Canal

There is one train per hour in each direction on Sundays.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Crookston		ScotRail Paisley Canal Line		Corkerhill
	Historical railways
Crookston		London Midland and Scottish Railway Paisley Canal Line		Corkerhill

References

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Sources

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• 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.
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