High Street (Glasgow) railway station
High Street (Glasgow)  | |
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Train arriving at Glasgow High Street. The campus buildings of Strathclyde University are visible at the top of the photograph. | |
| Location | |
| Place | Glasgow |
| Local authority | Glasgow |
| Coordinates | 55°51′34″N 4°14′24″W / 55.8594°N 4.2400°WCoordinates: 55°51′34″N 4°14′24″W / 55.8594°N 4.2400°W |
| Grid reference | NS598651 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | HST |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Owned by | Network Rail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| 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 |
0.361 million |
| 2009/10 |
0.377 million |
| 2010/11 |
0.407 million |
| 2011/12 |
0.484 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.551 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.610 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 | |
| * 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 and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
High Street Railway Station serves High Street in Glasgow, Scotland and the surrounding area. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and is served by trains on the North Clyde Line. It serves the eastern side of Glasgow city centre, with Strathclyde University, Glasgow Cathedral and Glasgow Royal Infirmary being major institutions located nearby,
History
The first railway 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]
Plans
As part of the proposed Crossrail Glasgow initiative, High Street station may be demolished and relocated.[3]
Services
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.
2013
The station has half-hourly services westbound to each of Helensburgh Central (limited stop), Balloch via Singer (stopping), Milngavie and Dalmuir via Yoker (stopping) (8tph in all via Queen Street, Partick & Hyndland). Eastbound there are 6tph to Airdrie, of which 4tph continue all the way to Edinburgh Waverley via Bathgate (two of these are limited stop, the others call at all intermediate stations). There is also a half-hourly service to Springburn although this has now been extended to Cumbernauld station and also now runs on a Sunday.[4]
On Sundays there is a half-hourly service to Helensburgh via Singer westbound and Edinburgh eastbound.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Bellgrove | Abellio ScotRail North Clyde Line |
Glasgow Queen Street | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Gallowgate Central Line and Station closed |
Glasgow City and District Railway North British Railway |
Glasgow Queen Street Line and Station open | ||
| Bellgrove Line and Station open |
Coatbridge Branch North British Railway |
Junction between Coatbridge Branch and Glasgow City and District Railway | ||
References
Notes
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.