High Street (Glasgow) railway station


High Street railway station serves High Street in Glasgow, Scotland and the surrounding area. The station is managed by Abellio 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.

History

The first railway station in the area was on the City of Glasgow Union Railway which closed with the opening of this station in 1866. The station took its current name at the beginning of 1914.

Plans

As part of the proposed Crossrail Glasgow initiative, High Street station may be demolished and relocated.

Services

2008

There is a regular service Monday to Saturday to and beyond on the North Clyde Line westbound and to and eastbound.
Sundays there is a half-hourly service westbound to Glasgow Queen Street and Helensburgh Central and eastbound to Airdrie.

2013

The station has half-hourly services westbound to each of Helensburgh Central, Balloch via , and Dalmuir via . Eastbound there are 6tph to Airdrie, of which 4tph continue all the way to Edinburgh Waverley via . There is also a half-hourly service to Springburn although this has now been extended to Cumbernauld station and also now runs on a Sunday.
On Sundays there is a half-hourly service to Helensburgh via Singer westbound and Edinburgh eastbound.