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Charing Cross railway station

Charing Cross is a railway station close to the centre of , , serving the district of the same name. It is managed by ScotRail and is served by trains on the North Clyde Line.
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Photo: Daniel, CC BY 2.0.
  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in Charing Cross, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Charing Cross Station” and “CHC”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include King’s Theatre and Mitchell Library.

Theater building
Photo: Gordon McKinlay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The King's Theatre is located in , Scotland. It was built for Howard & Wyndham Ltd under its chairman Baillie Michael Simons as a sister theatre of their in the city and was designed by Frank Matcham, opening in 1904.

Library
Photo: Andeggs, Public domain.
The is a large public library located in the Charing Cross area of , . It is the largest public reference library in Europe, and the centre of Glasgow's public library system. is situated 640 feet west of Charing Cross railway station.

Synagogue
Photo: RonAlmog, CC BY 2.5.
The is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogues located in , , , in the United Kingdom. Completed in 1881, the historic synagogue is considered the 'cathedral synagogue' of Scotland. is situated 1,000 feet north of Charing Cross railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Anderston and Garnethill.

Suburb
Photo: Tomek Augustyn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an area within inner , Scotland. It is on the north bank of the and forms the south western edge of the city centre. Established as a village of handloom weavers in the early 18th century, was an independent burgh of barony from 1824 until it was incorporated into the City of Glasgow in 1846.

Suburb
is a predominantly residential area of the city of , with a number of important public buildings.

Suburb
is an area of , . It is north of the and forms part of the western periphery of the city centre. Formerly the name of a ward under Glasgow Town Council in the first part of the 20th century, it is within a continuous area…

Charing Cross railway station

Latitude
55.86464° or 55° 51′ 53″ north
Longitude
-4.26958° or 4° 16′ 11″ west
Elevation
105 feet (32 metres)
Brand
Scotland’s Railway
Operator
ScotRail
Network
National Rail
Abbreviation
“CHC”
Open location code
9C7QVP7J+V5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7149943412
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
6952270
Wiki­data ID
Q2592095
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Japanese—“Charing Cross railway station” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “查令十字站 (格拉斯哥)”
  • Chinese: “查令十字車站”
  • Dutch: “Station Charing Cross (Glasgow)”
  • Dutch: “station Charing Cross”
  • Dutch: “Station Charing Cross”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “محطة تشارينج كروس”
  • French: “Charing Cross”
  • French: “gare de Charing Cross”
  • Italian: “stazione di Glasgow Charing Cross”
  • Italian: “Stazione di Glasgow Charing Cross”
  • Japanese: “チャリング・クロス駅”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Charing Cross railway station”. Photo: Daniel, CC BY 2.0.