High Street railway station serves High Street in Glasgow, Scotland and the surrounding area. The station is managed by ScotRail and is served by trains on the North Clyde Line. It is located in the eastern part of the city centre, with Strathclyde University, Glasgow Cathedral and Glasgow Royal Infirmary being major institutions located nearby.
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Train arriving at Glasgow High Street. The campus buildings of Strathclyde University are visible at the top of the photograph. | |
General information | |
Location | Glasgow, Glasgow Scotland |
Coordinates | 55.8594°N 4.2400°W / 55.8594; -4.2400 |
Grid reference | NS598651 |
Owned by | Network Rail |
Managed by | ScotRail |
Transit authority | SPT |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | HST |
History | |
Original company | Glasgow City and District Railway |
Pre-grouping | North British Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
Key dates | |
15 March 1866 | Opened as College replacing the station on the CoGUR[2] |
1 January 1914 | Renamed as High Street[2][3] |
Passengers | |
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Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
The first railway station in the area was College on the City of Glasgow Union Railway which closed with the opening of this station in 1866.[2] The station took its current name at the beginning of 1914.[3]
As part of the proposed Crossrail Glasgow initiative, High Street station may be demolished and relocated.[4]
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.
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 and 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.[5]
On Sundays there is a half-hourly service to Helensburgh via Singer westbound and Edinburgh eastbound.
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Following station | ||
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Bellgrove | ScotRail North Clyde Line |
Glasgow Queen Street | ||
Garrowhill | ||||
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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 |
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