Pollokshields East railway station
Pollokshields East railway station is one of three railway stations serving Pollokshields in Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and lies on the Cathcart Circle Line.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Richard Sutcliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Pollokshields, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “PLE”, “Pollokshields East Railway Station”, and “Pollokshields East Station”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tramway and St Ninian’s.
Tramway
Arts center
Photo: Stinglehammer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tramway is a contemporary visual and performing arts venue located in the Scottish city of Glasgow. Based in a former tram depot in the Pollokshields area of the South Side, it consists of two performance spaces and two galleries, as well as offering facilities for community and artistic projects. Tramway is situated 390 feet east of Pollokshields East railway station.
St Ninian’s
Church
Photo: Stinglehammer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Ninian's Church is a Parish church of the Scottish Episcopal Church located in the Pollokshields area of Glasgow, Scotland. St Ninian’s is situated 550 feet east of Pollokshields East railway station.
Hampden Park
Stadium
Photo: Blackcat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hampden Park, currently known as Barclays Hampden for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in the Mount Florida area of Glasgow, Scotland, which is the national stadium of football in Scotland and home of the Scotland national football team. Hampden Park is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Pollokshields East railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Strathbungo and Govanhill.
Strathbungo
Suburb
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Strathbungo is a mainly residential area of southern Glasgow, Scotland, bordered by the neighbourhoods of Crossmyloof to the south, Govanhill to the east and Pollokshields to the north and west.
Govanhill
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Govanhill is an area of Glasgow, Scotland, situated south of the River Clyde between Pollokshields, the Gorbals, Strathbungo, Crosshill, Polmadie and Queen's Park.
Crosshill
Suburb
Photo: Alan Murray Walsh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crosshill is an area of Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated south of the River Clyde. It was an independent police burgh from 1871 to 1891 before being annexed by the City of Glasgow.
Pollokshields East railway station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.84073° or 55° 50′ 27″ northLongitude
-4.26898° or 4° 16′ 8″ westElevation
62 feet (19 metres)Operator
ScotRailNetwork
National RailAbbreviation
“PLE”Open location code
9C7QRPRJ+7COpenStreetMap ID
node 507661386OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noGeoNames ID
6953350Wikidata ID
Q2144734
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Venetian—“Pollokshields East railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Pollokshields East”
- Dutch: “Station Pollokshields East”
- French: “gare de Pollokshields East”
- French: “Pollokshields East”
- Polish: “Pollokshields East”
- Venetian: “stasion de Pollokshields East”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Pollokshields East railway station”. Photo: Richard Sutcliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0.