Hawkhead railway station is a railway station in the Seedhill area of

Paisley, Renfrewshire Paisley ( ; sco, Paisley, gd, Pàislig ) is a large town situated in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. Located north of the Gleniffer Braes, the town borders the city of Glasgow to the east, and straddles the banks of the White Cart Wate ...

, Scotland. The station is managed by

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and lies on the Paisley Canal Line, 6½ miles (10 km) west of .

History

The station opened on 1 May 1894 and was closed on 1 January 1917. It was reopened in 1919 and was closed to passengers on 14 February 1966. A newly built station opened on 12 April 1991 following the resumption of train services on the Paisley Canal Line, in 1990 by

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Services

Monday to Saturdays there is a half-hourly service westbound to and eastbound to Glasgow Central. On Sundays, an hourly service operates to both Paisley Canal and Glasgow Central,

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