General information | |||||
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Location | Anderston, Glasgow Scotland | ||||
Coordinates | 55°51′35″N 4°16′13″W / 55.8598°N 4.2703°W | ||||
Grid reference | NS579653 | ||||
Owned by | Network Rail | ||||
Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
Transit authority | SPT | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | AND | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Glasgow Central Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | LMS | ||||
Key dates | |||||
10 August 1896 | Opened as Anderston Cross[2] | ||||
3 August 1959 | Station closed[2] | ||||
1968 | Station building demolished | ||||
5 November 1979 | Reopened as Anderston[2] | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 0.728 million | ||||
2019/20 | 0.715 million | ||||
2020/21 | 0.120 million | ||||
2021/22 | 0.218 million | ||||
2022/23 | 0.229 million | ||||
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Anderston railway station serves Glasgow's financial district of Anderston and, across the M8 motorway, the housing schemes of both Anderston West and the Blythswood Court estate of the Anderston Centre. It is also close to both the Hilton and Marriott hotels. It is a staffed station with an island platform and most of it is underground.