High Street (Glasgow) railway station

High Street (Glasgow)

Scottish Gaelic: Àrd-Shràid[1]
National Rail
Train arriving at Glasgow High Street. The campus buildings of Strathclyde University are visible at the top of the photograph.
General information
LocationGlasgow, Glasgow
Scotland
Coordinates55°51′34″N 4°14′24″W / 55.8594°N 4.2400°W / 55.8594; -4.2400
Grid referenceNS598651
Owned byNetwork Rail
Managed byScotRail
Transit authoritySPT
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeHST
History
Original companyGlasgow City and District Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
15 March 1866Opened as College replacing the station on the CoGUR[2]
1 January 1914Renamed as High Street[2][3]
Passengers
2018/19Increase 0.789 million
2019/20Increase 0.815 million
2020/21Decrease 0.109 million
2021/22Increase 0.369 million
2022/23Increase 0.554 million
Notes
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.

  1. ^ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
  2. ^ a b Butt (1995), page 66
  3. ^ Butt (1995), page 120