Charing Cross railway station (Scotland)
Charing Cross (Glasgow) | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Glasgow |
| Owned by | Network Rail |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | CHC |
| Key dates | |
| 15 March 1886 | Opened |
| 1970 | Rebuilt |
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 Abellio 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. The station was built using the cut and cover method, with the original walls being visible on the open air section at the western end of the platforms. 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 late 1960s during the construction of the M8 motorway, and replaced by the current structure as part of the adjoning Elmbank Gardens commercial development in 1970 - the building was designed by the Richard Seifert Co-Partnership. 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 WHSmith.
Automatic ticket gates have now been installed and came into operation on 3 June 2011.[citation needed]
Services
The service pattern, Mondays-Saturdays Daytime, is as following:
- 2tph Edinburgh to Milngavie
- 2tph Edinburgh to Helensburgh Central, semi-fast
- 2tph Airdrie to Balloch via Singer
- 2tph Cumbernauld to Dalmuir via Yoker
- 2tph Milngavie to Edinburgh, express
- 2tph Dalmuir to Cumbernauld
- 2tph Balloch to Airdrie
- 2tph Helensburgh Central to Edinburgh Waverley
Evening service is as follows:
- 2tph Edinburgh to Helensburgh Central via Yoker
- 2tph Cumbernauld to Balloch via Singer
- 2tph Helensburgh Central to Edinburgh
- 2tph Balloch to Cumbernauld
Sunday service is:
- 2tph Edinburgh to Helensburgh Central
- 1tph Cumbernauld to Partick
- 2tph Helensburgh Central to Edinburgh
- 1tph Partick to Cumbernauld
| Preceding station |  National Rail
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow Queen Street | Abellio 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 with the Elmbank Gardens tower in the background -
Plaque detailing a brief history of the station, next to the ticket office
References
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 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 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- 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 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
- RAILSCOT on Glasgow City and District Railway