Shawlands Railway Station

This station offers a surprising lack of facilities — just one large double sided platform, a couple of seats and two screens thrown in.
However, it is the handiest for Shawlands which probably represents the best area in the Southside to head out in.
Trains take just a few minutes from the City Centre and it’s a short walk from the station to Pollokshaws Road where there are plenty of bars and restaurants. The area around the station feels safe enough although there weren’t too many people about when I visited and I did have to exit via a fairly secluded pathway.

This is a relatively clean railway station that has easy access to it by two separate entrances. There are fairly regular trains — depending on the day and time etc etc.
The station itself, is not much to write home about. BUT, Shawlands is the Byres Road of the southside. This meaning, there is a large range of shops: from chain stores — such as Superdrug — to lovely little independent outlets ideal for gifts with hand carved furniture, handmade cards and the like. Additionally, there’s a good selection of bars, restaurants, bistros and coffee shops.
It also helps that from town, train is one of the quickest ways here. Though, there is always a good selection of buses which are available.