Glasgow Central Mainline Railway Station, Gordon Street, Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Glasgow Central Mainline Railway Station, Gordon Street, Glasgow, Scotland, UK Stock Photo
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Contributor:

Tony Smith

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PE1J44

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33.3 MB (2 MB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

3024 x 3852 px | 25.6 x 32.6 cm | 10.1 x 12.8 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

10 August 2018

Location:

99 Gordon St, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G1 3SF

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Glasgow Central also known simply as Central) is the major mainline rail terminus in Glasgow, Scotland. The station was opened by the Caledonian Railway on 1 August 1879 and is one of nineteen managed by Network Rail. It is the northern terminus of the West Coast Main Line (397 miles (640 km) north of London Euston), and for inter-city services between Glasgow and England. The other main city-centre railway station in Glasgow is Glasgow Queen Street. With over 32 million passengers in 2016–17, Glasgow Central is the twelfth-busiest railway station in Britain, and the busiest in Scotland.[6] According to Network Rail, over 38 million people use it annually, 80% of whom are passengers. The station is protected as a category A listed building. 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 95.2%, the highest in the UK