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Charing Cross (Glasgow)  | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Glasgow,Glasgow Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 55°51′53″N4°16′12″W / 55.8647°N 4.2700°W /55.8647; -4.2700 | ||||
| Grid reference | NS580658 | ||||
| Owned by | Network Rail | ||||
| Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
| Transit authority | SPT | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
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| Station code | CHC | ||||
| Fare zone | 1 | ||||
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| 15 March 1886 | Opened | ||||
| 1970 | Rebuilt | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  2.150 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 0.363 million | ||||
| 2021/22 |  0.918 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 1.310 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 1.505 million | ||||
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Charing Cross (Glasgow) is arailway station close to the centre ofGlasgow,Scotland, serving the district of the same name. It is managed byScotRail and is served by trains on theNorth Clyde Line.
Dating from 1886, it was originally part of theGlasgow City and District Railway, the first underground railway in Scotland, and as such the station is built below the surface of the surrounding streets. The station was built using thecut and cover method, with the original walls being visible on the open air section at the western end of the platforms. Nearby points of interest includeSauchiehall Street and theMitchell Library, and the station (along with nearbyAnderston - a stop on theArgyle Line), serves the city'sfinancial district, making this station popular with commuters.
The original surface building of the station was located at the western end of the platforms, on North Street adjacent to the Mitchell Library, but in1968 it was demolished due to it being in the path of the newGlasgow Inner Ring Road, and the surface access to the station was moved to its eastern end, with a new surface building constructed as part of theElmbank Gardens office complex in 1971 - the building was designed by theRichard Seifert & Partners. In 1995 it received a minor refurbishment whenlifts were provided down to platform level. The present station contains a staffed ticket office.
Under the Charing Cross Masterplan for the area unveiled by Glasgow City Council and the owner of Elmbank Gardens - London and Scottish Property Investments (L&SPI),[1] the current surface buildings will be demolished and rebuilt as part of a new development which will see most of the surrounding 1970s-era office blocks demolished and the site redeveloped with new offices and student accommodation.
Automatic ticket gates have now been installed and came into operation on 3 June 2011.[citation needed]
The service pattern, Mondays-Saturdays Daytime, is as following:[2]
Sunday service is:
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Glasgow Queen Street | ScotRail North Clyde Line | Partick | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Glasgow Queen Street Line and Station open | Glasgow City and District Railway North British Railway | Finnieston Line open; Station closed | ||
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