High Street (Glasgow) railway station
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| High Street station looking westbound. The tall building in the background is the Livingstone Tower of nearby Strathclyde University. | |
| Location | |
| Place | Glasgow |
| Local authority | Glasgow |
| Coordinates | 55°51′36″N 4°14′24″W / 55.860°N 4.240°WCoordinates: 55°51′36″N 4°14′24″W / 55.860°N 4.240°W |
| Operations | |
| Station code | HST |
| Managed by | First ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2002/03 * | 0.208 million |
| 2004/05 * |  0.220 million |
| 2005/06 * | 0.277 million |
| 2006/07 * |  0.276 million |
| 2007/08 * | 0.296 million |
| 2008/09 * | 0.413 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | SPT |
| History | |
| Original company | Glasgow City and District Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North British Railway |
| 15 March 1866 | Opened as College replacing the station on the CoGUR[1] |
| 1 January 1914 | Renamed as High Street[1][2] |
| 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 High Street (Glasgow) from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
High Street Railway Station is a railway station which serves High Street in Glasgow, Scotland and the surrounding area. The station is managed by First ScotRail and is served by trains on the North Clyde Line.
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[edit] History
The first station in the area was College on the City of Glasgow Union Railway which closed with opening of this station in 1866.[1] The station took its current name at the beginning of 1914.[2]
[edit] Future plans
As part of the proposed Crossrail Glasgow initiative, High Street station may be demolished and relocated.[3]
[edit] Services
[edit] 2008
There is a regular service Monday to Saturday to Glasgow Queen Street and beyond (Helensburgh Central etc.) on the North Clyde Line westbound and to Airdrie and Springburn eastbound.
Sundays there is a half-hourly service westbound to Glasgow Queen Street and Helensburgh Central and eastbound to Airdrie.
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Bellgrove | First ScotRail |
Glasgow Queen Street | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Gallowgate Central Line and Station closed |
Glasgow City and District Railway |
Glasgow Queen Street Line and Station open |
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| Bellgrove Line and Station open |
Coatbridge Branch |
Junction between Coatbridge Branch and Glasgow City and District Railway |
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[edit] References
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c Butt (1995), page 66
- ^ a b Butt (1995), page 120
- ^ "What will Crossrail Glasgow involve?". http://crossrail.fs-server.com/about.php#whatwill. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
[edit] 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.
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