Charing Cross (Glasgow) railway station

For the station in London, see Charing Cross railway station.

Charing Cross
The far end of the eastbound platform, facing west. To the right are stairs leading to the ticket office and street level
Location
Place	Glasgow
Local authority	Glasgow
Operations
Station code	CHC
Managed by	First ScotRail
Number of platforms	2
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *	1.406 million
2005/06 *	1.529 million
2006/07 *	1.491 million
2007/08 *	1.478 million
2008/09 *	1.928 million
History
15 March 1886	Opened
National Rail - UK railway stations
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Charing Cross from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.

Charing Cross (Glasgow) is a railway station close to the centre of Glasgow, Scotland, serving the district of the same name. It is managed by First ScotRail and is served by trains on the North Clyde Line. It should not be confused with the Charing Cross Station in London.

Dating from 1886, it was originally part of the Glasgow City and District Railway, the first underground railway in Scotland. Nearby points of interest include Sauchiehall Street and the Mitchell Library, and the station (along with nearby Anderston - a stop on the Argyle Line), serves the city's financial district, making this station popular with commuters.

The original surface buildings of the station were removed in the 1960s shortly following the North Electric electrification, they were replaced by the current buildings as part of the neighbouring Elmbank Gardens office tower development in 1971. In 1995 it received a minor refurbishment when lifts were provided down to platform level. The present station contains a staffed ticket office and a small branch of WH Smith.

Automatic ticket gates have now been installed and came into operation on 3 June 2011.^{[citation needed]}

Services

There are regular services towards Glasgow Queen Street, Springburn, Airdrie and Edinburgh Waverley eastbound and Partick, Dalmuir and beyond westbound.

The line is electrified and services are primarily provided by Class 320 electric multiple units, as well as a number of newer Class 334 "Juniper" electric multiple units. All services are provided by First ScotRail, formerly under contract to Strathclyde Partnership for Transport.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Glasgow Queen Street		First ScotRail North Clyde Line		Partick
	Historical railways
Glasgow Queen Street Line and Station open		Glasgow City and District Railway North British Railway		Finnieston Line open; Station closed

Gallery

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  Outside Charing Cross (Glasgow) station

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  Plaque detailing a brief history of the station, next to the ticket office

Sources

• Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199. 
• Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137. 
• RAILSCOT on Glasgow City and District Railway