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Glasgow Central Station

Glasgow Central, usually referred to in Scotland as just Central or Central Station, is one of two principal mainline rail terminals in , Scotland.
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in Glasgow, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Glasgow Central railway station”, “Glasgow Central station”, “GLC”, and “Gordon Street, Central Station”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hielanman’s Umbrella and The Lighthouse.

Bridge
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The Hielanman's Umbrella is a landmark in the centre of , . It is the local Glaswegian nickname for the glass walled railway bridge which carries the platforms of Glasgow Central station across Argyle Street. It is built in Victorian style.

Arts center
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in is 's Centre for Design and Architecture. It was opened as part of Glasgow's status as the UK City of Architecture and Design in 1999. is situated 730 feet northeast of Glasgow Central Station.

Art gallery
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The is the main gallery of contemporary art in , Scotland. GoMA offers a programme of temporary exhibitions and workshops. is situated 1,300 feet northeast of Glasgow Central Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blythswood Hill and Glasgow.

Suburb
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, crowned by , is an area of central , Scotland. Its grid of streets extend from the length of the west side of Buchanan Street to Gordon Street and Bothwell Street, and to Charing Cross, Sauchiehall Street and Garnethill.

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is the largest city in Scotland on in the Central Belt. reinvented itself from the 1990s, one of the most successful examples in Britain, with a range of developments in industry, culture, cuisine and architecture.

Suburb
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is a small district in the city of adjacent to the city centre on the south bank of the . The name reflected its role as a primarily dockland area with a large number of warehouses and wharves along the riverside were vessels would be unloaded.

Glasgow Central Station

Latitude
55.85846° or 55° 51′ 31″ north
Longitude
-4.25831° or 4° 15′ 30″ west
Elevation
62 feet (19 metres)
Levels
2
Abbreviation
“GLC”
IATA airport code
ZGG
Open location code
9C7QVP5R+9M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 22925660
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­train_station
Geo­Names ID
6952651
Wiki­data ID
Q800825
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Glasgow Central Station” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Glasgow Central geltokia”
  • Chinese: “格拉斯哥中央車站”
  • Dutch: “station Glasgow Central”
  • Dutch: “Station Glasgow Central”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “محطة جلاسجو سينترال”
  • Esperanto: “Glasgova Centra Stacidomo”
  • Estonian: “Glasgow Central Station”
  • French: “gare centrale de Glasgow”
  • French: “Gare centrale de Glasgow”
  • French: “Glasgow-centrale”
  • German: “Bahnhof Glasgow Central”
  • Irish: “Stéisean Meadhan Ghlaschú”
  • Italian: “stazione di Glasgow Central”
  • Italian: “stazione di Glasgow Centrale”
  • Italian: “Stazione di Glasgow Centrale”
  • Japanese: “グラスゴー・セントラル駅”
  • Korean: “글래스고 센트럴 역”
  • Korean: “글래스고 중앙역”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Glasgow Central stasjon”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Glasgow sentralstasjon”
  • Norwegian: “Glasgow sentralstasjon”
  • Persian: “ایستگاه مرکزی گلاسکو”
  • Persian: “ایستگاه مرکزی گلاسگو”
  • Polish: “Glasgow Central Station”
  • Polish: “Glasgow Central”
  • Portuguese: “Glasgow Central (Estação Ferroviária)”
  • Portuguese: “Glasgow Central”
  • Russian: “Глазго-сентрал”
  • Russian: “Глазго-Сентрал”
  • Scots: “Glesga Central station”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Stèisean Meadhan Ghlaschu”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Stèisean-rèile Meadhan Ghlaschu”
  • Spanish: “Estacion Central de Glasgow”
  • Spanish: “Estación Central de Glasgow”
  • Turkish: “Glasgow Merkez istasyonu”
  • Venetian: “stasion Sentrałe de Glasgow”
  • Welsh: “Gorsaf reilffordd Glasgow Canolog”
  • “Glasgow Central”

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