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St George's Cross subway station is a Glasgow Subway station in Glasgow, Scotland which serves the areas of Woodside and Woodlands of the city. It is located at St George's Cross, previously an important road junction but realigned due to the construction of the M8 motorway and less heavily used by traffic since then.

St. George's Cross Scottish Gaelic: Naomh Seòras Crasg
General information
Location	Queens Cross & Woodlands, Glasgow Scotland
Coordinates	55°52′19″N 4°16′11″W
Operated by	SPT
Platforms	1
Construction
Structure type	underground
Disabled access	No
Other information
Fare zone	G
History
Opened	14 December 1896
Rebuilt	1977–1980; 42 years ago (1980)
Passengers
2018	1.058 million annually[1]
Services
Preceding station SPT Following station Kelvinbridge anticlockwise / inner circle Glasgow Subway Cowcaddens clockwise / outer circle

The station was opened in 1896 and comprehensively modernised in 1977–1980. It 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.[2]

St George's Cross is one of the stations mentioned in Cliff Hanley's song "The Glasgow Underground".[3]

Past passenger numbers

• 2011/12: 0.544 million annually[4]

Notes and references

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