Charing Cross (Glasgow) railway station

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Charing Cross
The far end of the eastbound platform, facing west. To the right are stairs leading to the ticket office and street level
Location
Place	Glasgow
Local authority	Glasgow
Operations
Station code	CHC
Managed by	First ScotRail
Platforms in use	2
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2004/05 *	1.406 million
History
15 March 1886	Opened
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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Charing Cross from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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Charing Cross (Glasgow) is a railway station close to the centre of Glasgow, Scotland, serving the district of the same name. It is managed by First ScotRail and is served by trains on the North Clyde Line. It should not be confused with the Charing Cross Station in London.

Dating from 1886, it was originally part of the Glasgow City and District Railway, the first underground railway in Scotland. Nearby points of interest include Sauchiehall Street and the Mitchell Library, and some of Glasgow's larger office compounds, making this station popular with commuters. The station contains a staffed ticket office and a small branch of WH Smith.

[edit] Services

There are regular services towards Glasgow Queen Street, Springburn and Drumgelloch eastbound and Partick, Dalmuir and beyond westbound.

The line is electrified and services are primarily provided by Class 320 electric multiple units, as well as a small number of newer Class 334 "Juniper" electric multiple units. All services are provided by First ScotRail under contract to Strathclyde Partnership for Transport, and all trains carry the SPT livery.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Glasgow Queen Street		First 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

[edit] Gallery

Outside Charing Cross (Glasgow) station

Plaque detailing a brief history of the station, next to the ticket office

[edit] Sources

• Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present, 1st, Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199. 

• Jowett, Alan (1989). Jowett's railway atlas of Great Britain and Ireland : from pre-grouping to the present day, 1st, Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137. 

• RAILSCOT on Glasgow City and District Railway

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