Glasgow Cross railway station

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Glasgow Cross
Glasgow. Glasgow Cross. Postcard, c. 1910.jpg
Glasgow Cross railway station on the left.
General information
Location Glasgow, Glasgow
Scotland
Coordinates 55°51′24″N4°14′39″W / 55.8567°N 4.2442°W / 55.8567; -4.2442 Coordinates: 55°51′24″N4°14′39″W / 55.8567°N 4.2442°W / 55.8567; -4.2442
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Glasgow Central Railway
Pre-grouping Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping LMS
Key dates
1 November 1895Opened
5 October 1964Closed

Glasgow Cross was a railway station in the city centre of Glasgow.

Contents

History

This station was opened on 1 November 1895 by the Glasgow Central Railway. [1]

It was closed, with the line through Glasgow Central (Low Level), on 5 October 1964. [1]

Argyle Line

Site of the former station in 2008. Former Glasgow Cross Railway Station - geograph.org.uk - 1081896.jpg
Site of the former station in 2008.

When the Argyle Line was opened in 1979, Glasgow Cross station was not reopened, being replaced by the new Argyle Street station to the west. Today it is now a ghost station and at surface level the only evidence of its existence are decorative ventilation grilles on the traffic island, between Trongate and London Road, whilst at track level there is a widening of the formation.

There have been proposals of the station being re-opened as an interchange as part of Crossrail Glasgow, which includes proposals for a new Glasgow Cross station located on the City Union bridge, tucked behind the Mercat Building.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Glasgow Green
Line open; station closed
  Caledonian Railway
Glasgow Central Railway
  Glasgow Central
(Low Level)

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References

Notes

  1. 1 2 Butt (1995)

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