Glasgow Central Station
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Glasgow Central (Scottish Gaelic: Glaschu Mheadhain) is the larger of the two present main-line railway terminals in Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland. The station was opened by the Caledonian Railway on 31 July 1879 and is currently one of 17 UK stations managed by Network Rail. It is the northern terminus of the West Coast Main Line.
The station serves all of the Greater Glasgow conurbation's southern suburbs and towns, and the Ayrshire and Clyde coasts, and is the terminus for all inter-city services between Glasgow and destinations in England. There is also a limited service to Edinburgh although the city's second mainline terminus, Glasgow Queen Street, is the principal station for trains to Edinburgh.
With nearly 25 million passenger entries and exits between April 2010 and March 2011, Glasgow Central is the ninth-busiest railway station in Britain, the busiest in Scotland and the busiest outside London. 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.
Read more about Glasgow Central Station: Original Station, Low-level Station, The 1901–1905 Station Rebuild, The Central Hotel, Signalling, Railway Electrification, Services
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