Paisley St James railway station

Paisley St James railway station is on the Inverclyde Line, serving one of the residential districts of the town of Paisley, Renfrewshire, just west of the town centre. For passengers travelling to the commercial district, Paisley Gilmour Street is the main railway station of Paisley and is located in the heart of Paisley town centre. There is an ongoing campaign to rename the station "Paisley St Mirren" due to the station's proximity to St Mirren Park, home of St Mirren F.C..^[2]

Paisley Saint James Scottish Gaelic: Eaglais Sheumais Phàislig[1]
St James' Church can be seen in the distance under the footbridge.
General information
Location	Paisley, Renfrewshire Scotland
Coordinates	55.8519°N 4.4419°W / 55.8519; -4.4419
Grid reference	NS472648
Managed by	ScotRail
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	PYJ
Key dates
29 March 1841	Opened
Passengers
2018/19	73,330
2019/20	78,506
2020/21	20,268
2021/22	52,618
2022/23	64,478
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

The station was opened on 29 March 1841 by the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway company.^[3]

Services

There is a half-hourly service available from here Mon-Sat daytimes, westbound to Greenock Central and Gourock and eastbound to Glasgow Central. Wemyss Bay trains normally skip this station during the daytime, only calling on weekday and Saturday evenings. On Sunday, there is an hourly service each way.^[4]

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Bishopton		ScotRail Inverclyde Line		Paisley Gilmour Street
	Historical railways
Georgetown Line open; station closed		Caledonian Railway Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway		Paisley Gilmour Street
Ferguslie Line and station closed		Caledonian Railway Paisley and Barrhead District Railway		Terminus

v t e Railway stations in Paisley
Legend
Glasgow, Paisley & Greenock Railway Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock & Ayr Rly Walkinshaw N & S Junctions (P&BDR) Ferguslie Paisley St James (GP&GR) Paisley Gilmour Street Paisley & Renfrew Rly Wallneuk Junction Paisley Hamilton Street (P&RR) (P&RR) Greenlaw Goods Paisley Abercorn (P&RR) (P&BDR) Stanely (P&BDR) Glenfield Arkleston Junction (PCL) Paisley West Paisley East (P&BDR) (PCL) Paisley Canal Glasgow & Paisley Joint Railway (BB G&SWR) Potterhill Hawkhead (PCL) (P&BDR) Dykebar Paisley Canal Line Gleniffer Goods Depot Blackbyres West Junction (P&BDR) Paisley & Barrhead District Railway Barrhead Branch (G&SWR) Railways BB G&SWR Barrhead Branch G&SWR CR Caledonian Railway G&PJR Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway Joint CR / G&SWR G&SWR Glasgow and South Western Railway GP&GR Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway Caledonian Railway GPK&AR Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway G&SWR P&BDR Paisley and Barrhead District Railway Caledonian Railway P&RR Paisley and Renfrew Railway G&SWR PCL Paisley Canal Line G&SWR

Relocation

On 13 October 2016, Glasgow Airport Rail Link plans were revived with a PRT option proposed. If this plan goes ahead, then Paisley St James would be relocated to a site next to Junction 29 of the M8. A PRT to the airport is also proposed from this station.^[5][6]

References

Notes

1. Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
2. "Railway station named after St Mirren fans - Daily Record". 4 July 2008. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
3. Butt 1995, p. 180.
4. Table 219 National Rail timetable, May 2016
5. "£80million rail link could take travellers from new station to Glasgow Airport (From Evening Times)". 14 October 2016. Archived from the original on 28 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
6. "New option could see Glasgow Airport rail link run from relocated Paisley St James station | Renfrewshire News". Archived from the original on 28 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.

Sources

• Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
• 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.

External links

• Dedicated historical web page

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