Glasgow Central railway station
Glasgow Central railway station in 2025 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 55°51′29″N 4°15′29″W / 55.858°N 4.258°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NS586651 | ||||
| Managed by | Network Rail | ||||
| Transit authority | SPT | ||||
| Platforms | 17 (including 2 on lower level) | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | GLC | ||||
| Fare zone | 1 | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 August 1879 | High Level Station opened[2] | ||||
| 10 August 1896 | Low Level Station opened[2] | ||||
| 1901–1905 | High Level Station rebuilt | ||||
| 1960 | Re-signalling | ||||
| 5 October 1964 | Closure of Low Level Station[2] | ||||
| May 1974 | Start of "Electric Scot" services to London Euston | ||||
| 5 November 1979 | Reopening of Low Level Station as part of Argyle Line[2] | ||||
| 1984–1986 | Refurbished | ||||
| 1998–2005 | Refurbished | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 | 32.465 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 5.325 million | ||||
| 2021/22 | 15.322 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 20.768 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 24.964 million | ||||
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Glasgow Central (Scottish Gaelic: Glaschu Mheadhain), usually referred to in Scotland as just Central or Central Station, is one of two principal mainline rail terminals in Glasgow, Scotland. With 25 million passengers in 2023–2024, Glasgow Central is the fifteenth-busiest railway station in Britain and the busiest in Scotland, as well as the third busiest station in the UK outside of London, behind Birmingham New Street and Manchester Piccadilly.[3] The station is protected as a category A listed building.[4]
The railway station was opened by the Caledonian Railway on 1 August 1879 and is one of 20 managed by Network Rail.[5] It is the northern terminus of the West Coast Main Line (397 miles or 639 kilometres north of London Euston).[6] As well as being Glasgow's principal inter-city terminus for services to England, Central also serves the southern suburbs of the Greater Glasgow conurbation, as well as the Ayrshire and Clyde coasts. The other main station in Glasgow is Glasgow Queen Street, which primarily serves regional and intercity services to the north of Glasgow. The three letter station code is GLC.
In Britain's 100 Best Railway Stations by Simon Jenkins, the station was one of only ten to be awarded five stars. In 2017, the station received a customer satisfaction score of 95.2%, the highest in the UK.[7]
- ^ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
- ^ a b c d Butt (1995), page 103
- ^ "Estimates of Station Usage 2023-24". Office of Rail & Road. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "71, 97, 99 Gordon St, and 16, 18, 50 Hope St, Central Station & Hotel, (former Caledonian Railway Station)... (Category A Listed Building LB33029)". Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ "Commercial information" (PDF). Complete National Rail Timetable. London: Network Rail. May 2013. p. 43. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Thomas (1971); Chapter VIII – Glasgow
- ^ Morrison, Richard. "Review: Britain's 100 Best Railway Stations by Simon Jenkins". The Times. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.