Glasgow Cross | |||||
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 Glasgow Cross railway station on the left. | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Glasgow,Glasgow Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 55°51′24″N4°14′39″W / 55.8567°N 4.2442°W /55.8567; -4.2442 | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Glasgow Central Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | LMS | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 November 1895 | Opened | ||||
| 5 October 1964 | Closed | ||||
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Glasgow Cross was arailway station in thecity centre ofGlasgow.
This station was opened on 1 November 1895 by theGlasgow Central Railway.[1]
It was closed, with the line throughGlasgow Central (Low Level), on 5 October 1964.[1]
When theArgyle Line was opened in 1979, Glasgow Cross station was not reopened, being replaced by the newArgyle Street station to the west. Today it is now aghost station and at surface level the only evidence of its existence are decorative ventilation grilles on the traffic island, betweenTrongate and London Road, whilst at track level there is a widening of the formation.
There have been proposals of the station being re-opened as an interchange as part ofCrossrail Glasgow, which includes proposals for a new Glasgow Cross station located on theCity Union bridge, tucked behind the Mercat Building.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Glasgow Green Line open; station closed | Caledonian Railway Glasgow Central Railway | Glasgow Central (Low Level) | ||
