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History

Shields station was built by the Glasgow and South Western Railway when the Paisley Canal Line opened in 1885.The People's History of Glasgow (1899) page 87Smith, W.A.C. and Anderson, P. An illustrated history of Glasgow's railways Irwell Press,1993 Contemporary maps show that, at Shields Junction, the

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and towpath had run alongside the

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line shortly before it connected to the

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. There was plenty of space for the development of the new line and station buildings, as the canal had not followed as straight a course as the railway track to replace it would. After Shields station opened, there were three adjacent stations at Shields Junction operated by different railway companies. Shields Road station and Pollokshields station were situated to the north of Shields station.

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Photographs and historical maps of Shields Junction, Glasgow, before and after the building of the stations
Disused railway stations in Glasgow Former Glasgow and South Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1885 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1966 Beeching closures in Scotland Pollokshields {{Glasgow-railstation-stub