Paisley Canal Line

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commuter rail route suburban railway line

The Paisley Canal Line is a suburban railway route in the west of Scotland that connects Glasgow with the town of Paisley, serving local commuter traffic.

Aliases (1)

Glasgow and South Western Railway Paisley Canal branch ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	commuter rail route → suburban railway line →
connectsWith	Ayrshire Coast Line at Glasgow Central → Inverclyde Line at Glasgow Central → other Glasgow suburban rail services at Glasgow Central →
country	Scotland →
electrification	25 kV AC overhead →
electrificationProjectCompleted	December 2012 →
electrificationProjectFundedBy	Transport Scotland →
electrified	2012 →
fareSystem	ScotRail zonal fares →
followsFormerRouteOf	Glasgow and South Western Railway Paisley Canal branch →
gauge	1435 mm →
hasStation	Corkerhill NERFINISHED → Crookston → Dumbreck NERFINISHED → Exhibition Centre (historical services) → Glasgow Central → Hawkhead → Mosspark → Paisley Canal →
hasTypeOfTraffic	passenger only →
historicalOperator	British Rail → Strathclyde Passenger Transport Executive (SPTE) supported services →
infrastructureManager	Network Rail →
lineLength	approximately 6.5 miles →
locatedIn	west of Scotland →
locatedInUrbanArea	Greater Glasgow →
namedAfter	Paisley Canal →
openedAsRailway	late 19th century →
operator	ScotRail →
owner	Network Rail →
partOf	Strathclyde suburban rail network →
primaryUse	commuter traffic →
purpose	to provide local commuter connections between Glasgow and Paisley →
regionServed	Glasgow City → Renfrewshire NERFINISHED →
reopenedToPassengers	1990 →
servesCity	Glasgow →
servesTown	Paisley NERFINISHED →
servicePattern	frequent weekday commuter services → reduced evening and weekend services →
serviceType	all-stations stopping service →
terminus	Glasgow Central railway station → Paisley Canal railway station →
trackGauge	standard gauge →
typicalRollingStock	electric multiple units →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Paisley Canal Line ("Glasgow and South Western Railway Paisley Canal branch") →	followsFormerRouteOf
Scottish rail network →	includesLine