Charing Cross (Glasgow) railway station

For the station in London, see Charing Cross railway station.

Charing Cross (Glasgow)
The far end of the eastbound platform, facing west. To the right are stairs leading to the ticket office and street level.
Location
Place	Glasgow
Local authority	Glasgow
Coordinates	55°51′53″N 4°16′12″W / 55.8647°N 4.2700°W / 55.8647; -4.2700Coordinates: 55°51′53″N 4°16′12″W / 55.8647°N 4.2700°W / 55.8647; -4.2700
Grid reference	NS580658
Operations
Station code	CHC
Managed by	Abellio ScotRail
Owned by	Network Rail
Number of platforms	2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	1.406 million
2005/06	1.529 million
2006/07	1.491 million
2007/08	1.478 million
2008/09	1.697 million
2009/10	1.678 million
2010/11	1.636 million
2011/12	2.047 million
2012/13	2.027 million
History
15 March 1886	Opened
1970	Rebuilt
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Charing Cross (Glasgow) from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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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.

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

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. (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.
RAILSCOT on Glasgow City and District Railway

Railway stations and underground stations in Glasgow

City centre stations	Anderston Argyle Street Charing Cross Glasgow Central High Street Queen Street

Other stations	Alexandra Parade Anniesland Ashfield Baillieston Barnhill Bellgrove Bridgeton Cardonald Carmyle Carntyne Cathcart Corkerhill Croftfoot Crookston Crosshill Crossmyloof Dalmarnock Drumchapel Drumry Duke Street Dumbreck Easterhouse Exhibition Centre Garrowhill Garscadden Gilshochill Hillington East Hillington West Hyndland Jordanhill Kelvindale Kennishead King's Park Langside Maryhill Maxwell Park Mosspark Mount Florida Mount Vernon Muirend Nitshill Partick Pollokshaws East Pollokshaws West Pollokshields East Pollokshields West Possilpark and Parkhouse Priesthill and Darnley Queen's Park Scotstounhill Shawlands Shettleston Springburn Summerston

Glasgow Subway stations	Hillhead Kelvinbridge St George's Cross Cowcaddens Buchanan Street St Enoch Bridge Street West Street Shields Road Kinning Park Cessnock Ibrox Govan Partick Kelvinhall

Disused stations	Bellahouston Botanic Gardens Bridge Street Bridgeton Central Buchanan Street (mainline) College Crow Road Cumberland Street Dawsholm Dunlop Street Eglinton Street Finnieston Gallowgate Gallowgate Central Glasgow Cross Glasgow Green Gorbals Govan Hyndland Ibrox Kelvinbridge Kelvinside Kirklee Main Street Maryhill Central Merkland Street Mount Vernon North Parkhead Stadium (GCR) Parkhead North (NBR) Partick Central (aka Kelvin Hall) Partickhill Partick West Pollokshields Possil Shields Shields Road Southside St Enoch (mainline) Strathbungo Tollcross Whiteinch Victoria Park

Transport in Glasgow	Strathclyde Partnership for Transport

UK railway stations:	A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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