St George's Cross subway station

St. George's Cross

Location	Queens Cross & Woodlands, Glasgow Scotland
Coordinates	55°52′19″N 4°16′11″W / 55.87194°N 4.26972°W / 55.87194; -4.26972Coordinates: 55°52′19″N 4°16′11″W / 55.87194°N 4.26972°W / 55.87194; -4.26972
Operated by	SPT
Platforms	2
Construction
Structure type	underground
Other information
Fare zone	G
History
Opened	1896
Rebuilt	1977-1980
Traffic

Passengers	0.535 million annually enter/exit

St George's Cross subway station serves the area of Woodside area of Glasgow, as well as Woodlands, and Queens Cross, Glasgow, in Scotland. The station name appears without an apostrophe on signs for no apparent reason.

It was opened in 1896 and comprehensively modernised in 1977-1980. The station still retains its original island platform configuration, though surface buildings were rebuilt prior to the 1977-1980 modernisation scheme, as part of a new road project.

This station recorded 580,000 boardings in the twelve months ending on 31 March 2005 .

St George's Cross is one of the stations mentioned in Cliff Hanley's song The Glasgow Underground.^[1]

Notes and references

↑ YouTube - The Glasgow Underground

Preceding station		Strathclyde Partnership for Transport		Following station
Kelvinbridge		Glasgow Subway		Cowcaddens

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