High Street (Glasgow) railway station

55°51′34″N 4°14′24″W / 55.8594°N 4.2400°W / 55.8594; -4.2400Grid referenceNS598651Owned byNetwork RailManaged byScotRailTransit authoritySPTPlatforms2Other informationStation codeHSTHistoryOriginal companyGlasgow City and District RailwayPre-groupingNorth British RailwayPost-groupingLondon and North Eastern RailwayKey dates15 March 1866Opened as College replacing the station on the CoGUR^[2]1 January 1914Renamed as High Street^[2][3]Passengers2018/19 0.789 million2019/20 0.815 million2020/21 0.109 million2021/22 0.369 million2022/23 0.554 million

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Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

High Street railway station serves High Street in Glasgow, Scotland and the surrounding area, which includes Townhead, the Merchant City, as well the western fringes of Dennistoun and Calton. 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.

History

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]

Plans

As part of the proposed Crossrail Glasgow initiative, High Street station may be demolished and relocated.^[4]

Services

2008

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.

2013

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.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Bellgrove		ScotRail Edinburgh Waverley - Helensburgh Central or Balloch		Glasgow Queen Street
Garrowhill
	Historical railways
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

References

Notes

Sources

• Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
• Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
• Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.