Anderston railway station

Anderston

Scottish Gaelic: Baile Aindrea[1]
National Rail
Platforms at Anderston
General information
LocationAnderston, Glasgow
Scotland
Coordinates55°51′35″N 4°16′13″W / 55.8598°N 4.2703°W / 55.8598; -4.2703
Grid referenceNS579653
Owned byNetwork Rail
Managed byScotRail
Transit authoritySPT
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeAND
History
Original companyGlasgow Central Railway
Pre-groupingCaledonian Railway
Post-groupingLMS
Key dates
10 August 1896Opened as Anderston Cross[2]
3 August 1959Station closed[2]
1968Station building demolished
5 November 1979Reopened as Anderston[2]
Passengers
2018/19Increase 0.728 million
2019/20Decrease 0.715 million
2020/21Decrease 0.120 million
2021/22Increase 0.218 million
2022/23Increase 0.229 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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.

  1. ^ Gazetteer for Scotland.
  2. ^ a b c Butt (1995), page 16