Cowcaddens subway station

Coordinates: 55°52′06″N 4°15′33″W / 55.86833°N 4.25917°W / 55.86833; -4.25917
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Cowcaddens
Glasgow Subway
General information
LocationCowcaddens, Glasgow
Scotland
Coordinates55°52′06″N 4°15′33″W / 55.86833°N 4.25917°W / 55.86833; -4.25917
Operated bySPT
Platforms1
Construction
Structure typeunderground
Other information
Fare zoneG
Passengers
20180.974 million annually[1]

Cowcaddens subway station serves the Cowcaddens area of Glasgow, Scotland. It is located on the north side of the city centre and is served by the Glasgow Subway.

History

It was opened in 1896 and comprehensively modernised between 1977 and 1980, including the construction of a new surface-level ticket hall and the addition of escalators. Nevertheless, the station retained its original island platform configuration.

Nearby places:

There are 500,000 boardings a year at this station.[2]

Past passenger numbers

  • 2011/12: 0.459 million annually[3]
Preceding station   Strathclyde Partnership for Transport   Following station
St George’s Cross style="background:#Template:Glasgow Subway colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" |   Glasgow Subway style="background:#Template:Glasgow Subway colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" |   Buchanan Street

References

  1. ^ "Request for some usage statistics". Strathclyde Partnership for Transport. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019 – via WhatDoTheyKnow.
  2. ^ http://www.spt.co.uk/publications/stats2005/s&t2005.pdf Archived 2007-03-28 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Freedom of Information request: Subway station patronage - 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012". Strathclyde Partnership for Transport. 18 December 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2019 – via WhatDoTheyKnow.