Back محطة جلاسجو سينترال ARZ Gorsaf reilffordd Glasgow Canolog Welsh Bahnhof Glasgow Central German Estación Central de Glasgow Spanish Glasgow Central Station Estonian Glasgow Central geltokia Basque ایستگاه مرکزی گلاسگو Persian Gare centrale de Glasgow French Stéisean Meadhan Ghlaschú Irish Stèisean Meadhan Ghlaschu Scots/Gaelic
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 The main concourse in 2024 | |||||
| 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 | G2 | ||||
| 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. The railway station was opened by the Caledonian Railway on 1 August 1879 and is one of 20 managed by Network Rail.[3] It is the northern terminus of the West Coast Main Line (397 miles or 639 kilometres north of London Euston).[4] 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.
With just under 21 million passengers in 2022–2023, Glasgow Central is the seventeenth-busiest railway station in Britain and the busiest in Scotland.[5] According to Network Rail, over 38 million people use it annually, 80% of whom are passengers.[6] The station is protected as a category A listed building.[7]
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.[8]
- ^ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
- ^ a b c d Butt (1995), page 103
- ^ "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
- ^ "Estimates of Station Usage 2011/12" (PDF). Office of Rail Regulation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ "Footfall Figures" (PDF). Network Rail. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.