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 Pollokshields East 

Station Usage

In 2022/2023, Pollokshields East had 255,828 entries and exits, making it the 1,112nd most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
1112/2575
It ranked 462nd busiest (out of 997), with 709 scheduled services per week.
462/997
That's a daily average of 700.90 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 6.94 passengers per service, giving it the 1,119th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
1119/1659

Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.

Usage stats in detail

Standard price entries & exits: 77,774
Reduced price entries & exits: 158,454
Season ticket entries & exits: 19,600
Total entries & exits: 255,828
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22: +51,062 : 24.94%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
1121439Down Platform
2146530Up Platform
*VF = Vicki Feet: the unit of measurement for platform lengths, as used in the excellent All The Stations. Conversion rate: YouTube video
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)

Service Patterns

Current Timetables

TableDescriptionTimetable
034AGlasgow - Newton LanarkshireMay24
034BGlasgow - Cathcart & Neilston via Mount FloridaMay24
To view timetables for other dateranges and routes, please visit our timetables page.

Usage History


Change between 1997 & 2023: +120,508 (+89.05%)

Reasons for change:
2008-09 PTE Urban Area Station

Location Details

Location: Pollokshields East
CRS: PLE / NLC: 9821 / TIPLOC(S): PLKLHDE
Station Facility Owner: ScotRail
OS Grid Ref: 258023 663175
Constituency: Glasgow Central
Local Authority: Glasgow City
NR Region: Scotland
PTE: Strathclyde
ELR: CTC 0m 10ch
This station is part of the Strathclyde PTE

Fares

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Origin/Destination Matrix

Top 5 jouneys from Pollokshields East during 2022/2023:
•Glasgow Central (87,771 journeys)
•Exhibition Centre (Glasgow) (3,013 journeys)
•Paisley Gilmour Street (2,690 journeys)
•Mount Florida (2,525 journeys)
•Edinburgh (1,649 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.

Neighbouring Stations

Below are Pollokshields East's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
Glasgow Central1.85
Queens Park (Glasgow)0.41