Paisley Gilmour Street railway station

Paisley Gilmour Street

Scottish Gaelic: Sràid GhilleMhoire Phàislig[1]
National Rail
Paisley Gilmour Street from County Square
General information
LocationPaisley, Renfrewshire
Scotland
Coordinates55°50′51″N 4°25′27″W / 55.8474°N 4.4242°W / 55.8474; -4.4242
Grid referenceNS482642
Owned byNetwork Rail
Managed byScotRail
Transit authoritySPT
Platforms4
Other information
Station codePYG
History
Original companyGlasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway & Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway
Pre-groupingCR & G&SWR
Post-groupingLMS
Key dates
14 July 1840Opened: 2 platforms and 2 lines[2]
1880Expanded to 4 lines and 4 platforms
Passengers
2019/20Decrease 3.904 million
2020/21Decrease 0.983 million
2021/22Increase 2.124 million
 Interchange  67,215
2022/23Increase 2.600 million
 Interchange Increase 75,085
2023/24Increase 3.196 million
 Interchange Increase 0.147 million
Listed Building – Category B
Designated27 March 1985
Reference no.LB38950[3]
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Paisley Gilmour Street railway station is the largest of the four stations serving the town of Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland (the others being Paisley St. James, Paisley Canal and Hawkhead), and acts as the town's principal railway station and also serves Glasgow Airport with easy walking and cycling access as well as a bus service from the station to the terminal. The station is managed by ScotRail and serves the Ayrshire Coast Line and Inverclyde Line, 7+14 miles (11.7 km) west of Glasgow Central. The station is protected as a category B listed building.[3]

  1. ^ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
  2. ^ Butt 1995, p. 180.
  3. ^ a b Historic Environment Scotland. "County Square, Gilmour Street Railway Station (Category B Listed Building) (LB38950)". Retrieved 20 March 2019.