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Encyclopedia > Glasgow Queen Street railway station
Glasgow Queen Street
Sràid na Banrighinn
Glasgow Queen Street high level platforms
Location
Place Glasgow
Local authority Glasgow
Coordinates 55°51′44″N 4°15′04″W / 55.8622, -4.2512Coordinates: 55°51′44″N 4°15′04″W / 55.8622, -4.2512
Operations
Station code GLQ
Managed by First ScotRail
Platforms in use 9 (2 on low level)
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2002/03 * 2.029 million
2004/05 * 3.731 million
2005/06 * 3.735 million
2006/07 * 14.053 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE SPT
History
21 February 1842 High Level Station opened
15 March 1886 Low Level Station opened
National Rail - UK railway stations

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z   Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2288x1712, 782 KB) Glasgow Queen Street station in Glasgow. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... First ScotRail is the brand under which FirstGroup PLC runs its railway franchise to operate all domestic passenger services within Scotland, as well as the cross-border Caledonian Sleeper service to London. ... In the United Kingdom, Passenger Transport Executives (PTEs) are local government bodies which are responsible for public transport within large urban areas. ... The Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) is a public body which is responsible for planning and co-ordinating regional transport, and especially the public transport system, in the Strathclyde area of western Scotland. ... National Rail uses the BR double-arrow logo A typical National Rail station sign showing the double-arrow logo National Rail is a brand name of the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC). ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... Categories: | ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... Categories: ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... See also List of closed railway stations in Britain Categories: Railway stations in the United Kingdom | Lists of places ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... Categories: Railway stations in the United Kingdom | Lists of places ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ...

* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Glasgow Queen Street from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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Glasgow Queen Street (Glaschu Sràid na Banrighinn in Gaelic) is a railway station in Glasgow, Scotland and is the city's second main line terminus. The station is the third busiest station in Scotland [1]. It is situated between George Street to the south and Cathedral Street Bridge to the north, at the northern end of Queen Street adjacent to George Square. Image File history File links Portal. ... Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. ... Passengers bustle around the typical grand edifice of Londons Broad Street Station in 1865. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... This article is about the country. ...

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Services

Queen Street is the main gateway to northern and eastern Scotland from Glasgow (with Glasgow Central station serving the South and rest of the UK), and is built on two levels. The station is managed by First ScotRail who operate all of the passenger services including the flagship Glasgow to Edinburgh shuttle. Glasgow Central is the larger of the two present main-line railway terminals in Glasgow, Scotland, and is managed by Network Rail. ... First ScotRail is the brand under which FirstGroup PLC runs its railway franchise to operate all domestic passenger services within Scotland, as well as the cross-border Caledonian Sleeper service to London. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Edinburgh (disambiguation). ...


High Level

The high level station serves a mainline to Edinburgh, with modern diesel trains completing the journey to the capital in about 45 minutes, with onward connections to Fife. The mainline to Aberdeen also runs from Queen Street Station. This Aberdeen line runs to Perth and Dundee while terminating at Aberdeen/Dyce. Services to Inverness along the Highland Main Line also depart from here, as do trains on the West Highland Line to Fort William, Mallaig and Oban. The main line approaches to the station come through the 1000 yards long Queen Street Tunnel, which runs beneath the Buchanan Galleries shopping centre to the Sighthill area northeast of the city centre where the tracks emerge and diverge to their various routes. Following the demolition in 1977 of St Enoch Station, which was situated near the opposite end of Queen Street, the high-level station is now the only vaulted railway station left in Scotland.[citation needed] Following the construction of an office block in front of the George Square station entrance in the 1970s, the main station building is effectively screened from view. For other uses, see Edinburgh (disambiguation). ... This article is about trains in rail transport. ... This article is about the area in Scotland. ... For other uses, see Aberdeen (disambiguation). ... Perth (Scottish Gaelic: ) is a royal burgh in central Scotland. ... For other uses, see Dundee (disambiguation). ... Inverness railway station is the only railway station in the Scottish city of Inverness. ... The Highland Main Line is a railway line in Scotland. ... The West Highland Line (Scottish Gaelic: Rathad Iarainn nan Eilean - Iron Road to the Isles) is one of the most scenic railway lines in Britain, linking the fishing port of Mallaig on the west coast to Glasgow. ... This article is about Mallaig in Scotland. ... For other uses, see Oban (disambiguation). ... The Buchanan Galleries is a shopping mall located in the central area of Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland. ... For the traditional meaning of the word mall, see mall. ... The St Enoch Centre on the site of the old St Enoch mainline station in 2005, with the former Subway station (now travel centre) on the right St Enoch Station was a former mainline railway station in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. ... The Lierne vault of the Liebfrauenkirche, Mühlacker 1482. ...


Low Level

The low level station forms the hub of the North Clyde Line of the Glasgow suburban electric network. Trains run frequently between Helensburgh, Balloch, and Milngavie on the Firth of Clyde, and Airdrie — on the edge of the Greater Glasgow conurbation, Drumgelloch, and Springburn. The stretch of this line between High Street, Queen Street and Charing Cross was in fact built before the Glasgow Subway, making it the oldest piece of underground railway in the city.[citation needed] The North Clyde Line (defined by Network Rail as the Glasgow North Electric Suburban line) is a suburban railway in West Central Scotland. ... Map of the Firth of Clyde and area The Seamill beach looks south down the outer firth towards southern Arran and Ailsa Craig. ... , Airdrie (Gaelic An Àrd Ruigh/An Àrd Àirighe) is a town within North Lanarkshire, Scotland[1]) . It lies on a plateau roughly 400 ft (130 m) above sea level, and is approximately 12 miles (19 km) east of Glasgow. ... Greater Glasgow is the conurbation that includes and surrounds the city of Glasgow in the west of Scotland. ... An Inner Circle train arrives at West Street station. ...

History

The station was originally built for the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, opened on 18 February 1842. The climb through the tunnel to Cowlairs was at 1 in 42 and until 1909 trains were hauled up on a rope operated by a stationary engine although experiments were carried out using banking engines between 1844/48. In 1945 there was a minor railway accident when a train leaving the station slipped to a standstill and rolled back into another train. Modern diesel trains have no difficulty with the climb. The Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line is a mainline railway line linking Glasgow and Edinburgh via Falkirk in Scotland. ... A stationary engine is an engine that does not move. ... List of rail accidents from 2000 to the present. ...


The adjacent Buchanan Street station of the rival Caledonian Railway was closed on 7 November 1966 as a result of the Beeching axe and its services to Stirling, Perth, Inverness, Dundee and Aberdeen were transferred to Queen Street. This caused difficulties with longer trains, as Queen Street is in a confined position between George Square and the tunnel and barely takes six coaches. Current trains, however, are usually of two to four coaches, running more frequently. Buchanan Street Station was the least known of Glasgows four main terminal railway stations, the other three being Central, Queen St and St Enoch. ... The Caledonian Railway was a Scottish railway company which was grouped into the London Midland and Scottish Railway by the Railways Act 1921 in 1923. ... Many railway lines were closed as a result of the Beeching Axe The Beeching Axe is an informal name for the British Governments attempt in the 1960s to reduce the cost of running the British railway system. ... Broad Street at the heart of Stirlings Old Town area (called Top of the Town by locals) Stirling Castle (Southwest aspect) The main courtyard inside Stirling Castle. ... Perth (Scottish Gaelic: ) is a royal burgh in central Scotland. ... This article is about the city in Scotland. ... For other uses, see Dundee (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Aberdeen (disambiguation). ...


Signalling

Queen Street signal box, opened in 1881, was located on a gantry spanning the tracks close to the tunnel mouth. It closed on 26 February 1967 when control of the High Level station was transferred to a panel in Cowlairs signal box. That box was superseded by the new Cowlairs signalling centre on 28 December 1998. It has been suggested that safeworking be merged into this article or section. ... For Signal Tower (former light house) in Arbroath, Scotland, see Signal Tower Museum. ... Year 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...


The Low Level station had two signal boxes, 'Queen Street West' and 'Queen Street East'. Both boxes were situated over the tracks and both were closed on 8 February 1960. The low level lines came under the control of Yoker Signalling Centre (IECC) on 19 November 1989. is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Integrated Electronic control centre or IECC was developed in the late 1980s. ... is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ...


In early 2007, Network Rail began construction work on a new Glasgow Signalling Centre on the Cowlairs site which will ultimately replace signal boxes in the Glasgow area, north and south of the River Clyde. Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...


Proposals

Various schemes to link Queen Street to Central Station have been considered over the years, as Glasgow's weakest link in railway terms is that passengers travelling from the north of Scotland to the south via Glasgow and vice-versa have to traverse the city centre by road via a shuttle bus, or on foot. Even the Glasgow Underground serves neither main line station, although Buchanan Street underground station is at least adjacent to Queen Street. A train arrives at West Street station The Glasgow Subway is a metro system which has a circular two-track layout. ...


The preferred solution to the problem is a Crossrail initiative which would use a disused freight line which links High Street to the Gorbals area. This initiative [1] was recently awarded a grant from the Scottish Government to investigate costs for possible link to be built between the two halves of the Glasgow rail network. A date of 2009 is estimated for completion of the project. Glasgow Crossrail is a proposed railway development in Central Scotland. ... The logo of the Governemnt, incorporating the Saltire. ...


In August 2006, Network Rail revealed that it intends to redevelop Queen Street substantially, making use of the Hanover Street car park area to provide more retail space, and also to upgrade the station's entrances. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Network Rail is a British not for dividend company limited by guarantee whose principal asset is Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, a company limited by shares. ...


The CRT screens which displayed train timetables and passenger information were replaced with new LED information boards similar, but smaller in size, to those in Glasgow Central Station in January 2008. Cathode ray tube employing electromagnetic focus and deflection Cutaway rendering of a color CRT: 1. ... Various light-emitting diodes (5 mm reds, 3 mm greens and yellows) A light-emitting diode (LED) is a semiconductor device that emits incoherent monochromatic light when electrically biased in the forward direction. ... Glasgow Central Station is the larger of the two present main-line railway terminals in Glasgow, Scotland, and is managed by Network Rail. ...





References

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Notes

  1. ^ Office of Rail Regulation, Station Usage

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. 
  • (1993) Railway Track Plans - Volume 1 Scotland and the Isle of Man. Exeter: Quail Map Co. ISBN 0-9006-0995-8. OCLC 79435248. 
  • Glasgow and District Transport Plans - 1951 with details of Queen Street and proposed new station
  Preceding station     National Rail     Following station  
Glasgow High Street   First ScotRail

North Clyde Line This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) was founded in 1967 and originally named the Ohio College Library Center. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) was founded in 1967 and originally named the Ohio College Library Center. ... The Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) was founded in 1967 and originally named the Ohio College Library Center. ... National Rail uses the BR double-arrow logo A typical National Rail station sign showing the double-arrow logo National Rail is a brand name of the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC). ... High Street Railway Station is a railway station in Glasgow, Scotland. ... First ScotRail is the brand under which FirstGroup PLC runs its railway franchise to operate all domestic passenger services within Scotland, as well as the cross-border Caledonian Sleeper service to London. ... The North Clyde Line (defined by Network Rail as the Glasgow North Electric Suburban line) is a suburban railway in West Central Scotland. ...

  Charing Cross
Terminus   First ScotRail
West Highland Line
  Dalmuir
Terminus   First ScotRail

Croy Line Glasgow Charing Cross railway station is a railway station in Glasgow, Scotland. ... First ScotRail is the brand under which FirstGroup PLC runs its railway franchise to operate all domestic passenger services within Scotland, as well as the cross-border Caledonian Sleeper service to London. ... The West Highland Line (Scottish Gaelic: Rathad Iarainn nan Eilean - Iron Road to the Isles) is one of the most scenic railway lines in Britain, linking the fishing port of Mallaig on the west coast to Glasgow. ... Dalmuir railway station is a railway station serving the Dalmuir area of Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. ... First ScotRail is the brand under which FirstGroup PLC runs its railway franchise to operate all domestic passenger services within Scotland, as well as the cross-border Caledonian Sleeper service to London. ... The Croy Line is a suburban railway line linking Glasgow and Croy in Scotland. ...

  Bishopbriggs
Terminus   First ScotRail

Cumbernauld Line Bishopbriggs railway station is a railway station serving Bishopbriggs in East Dunbartonshire. ... First ScotRail is the brand under which FirstGroup PLC runs its railway franchise to operate all domestic passenger services within Scotland, as well as the cross-border Caledonian Sleeper service to London. ... The Cumbernauld Line is a suburban railway line linking Glasgow and Cumbernauld in Scotland. ...

  Springburn
Terminus   First ScotRail

Maryhill Line Springburn Railway Station is a railway station in Springburn, a district of Glasgow, Scotland. ... First ScotRail is the brand under which FirstGroup PLC runs its railway franchise to operate all domestic passenger services within Scotland, as well as the cross-border Caledonian Sleeper service to London. ... The Maryhill Line is a suburban railway line linking Glasgow and Maryhill in Scotland. ...

  Ashfield
Terminus   First ScotRail
Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line
  Croy
Historical Railways
Glasgow High Street
Line and Station open
  Glasgow City and District Railway

North British Railway Ashfield railway station is a railway station serving the Ashfield area of Glasgow. ... First ScotRail is the brand under which FirstGroup PLC runs its railway franchise to operate all domestic passenger services within Scotland, as well as the cross-border Caledonian Sleeper service to London. ... The Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line is a mainline railway line linking Glasgow and Edinburgh via Falkirk in Scotland. ... Croy railway station is a railway station serving approximately half of Cumbernauld, the rest of which is served by Cumbernauld Station, and Croy village, both in North Lanarkshire. ... High Street Railway Station is a railway station in Glasgow, Scotland. ... The Glasgow City and District Railway is a railway line in Glasgow, Scotland. ... The North British Railway was a Scottish railway company that was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway at the grouping in 1923. ...

  Charing Cross
Line and Station open
Terminus   Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway

North British Railway Glasgow Charing Cross railway station is a railway station in Glasgow, Scotland. ... The Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line is a mainline railway line linking Glasgow and Edinburgh via Falkirk in Scotland. ... The North British Railway was a Scottish railway company that was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway at the grouping in 1923. ...

  Cowlairs
Line open; Station closed


 

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