Pollokshaws West Station

Pollokshaws West Railway Station is the oldest surviving railway station operating in Glasgow.

The station building is owned by Network Rail and leased to First ScotRail. It was originally built as part of the Glasgow Barrhead & Neilston Direct Railway and opened on 27th September 1848.

Since 1998 the building has been lying vacant with all the windows boarded up and the interior stripped back to a basic shell.
GBPT is in the process of raising the funding required to repair and convert the station building to a cycle repair and resource centre for South West Community Cycles (SWCC).

SWCC aims to help relieve poverty, improve the health and education of local people and protect the local environment through the provision of affordable bike-related services and activities. The centre, which will allow SWCC to expand its activities, will provide free bike repairs to children, low-cost bike hire and sales, training and events.
The Trust has raised a substantial amount of funding over the last year. The total cost of the project is £730,000, of which £644,992 had been raised to October 2011.

Planning Permission and Listed Building Consent applications have been submitted. The target is to start on site in March 2012 to meet the requirements of one of the main funders.

PROJECT PROFILE - click here for details of the project its' funders, design team, contractors and costs