High Street railway station

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.

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Type: Railway station
Description: railway station in High Street, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “High Street Railway Station”, “High Street Station”, and “HST”
Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Glasgow Cathedral and Provand’s Lordship.

Glasgow Cathedral

Church

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Glasgow Cathedral is a parish church of the Church of Scotland in Glasgow, Scotland. It was the cathedral church of the Archbishop of Glasgow, and the mother church of the Archdiocese of Glasgow and the province of Glasgow, from the 12th century until the Scottish Reformation in the 16th century. Glasgow Cathedral is situated 1,700 feet northeast of High Street railway station.

Provand’s Lordship

Museum

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Provand's Lordship is a medieval historic house museum in Glasgow, Scotland. It is in the Townhead area, at the top of Castle Street within sight of Glasgow Cathedral and next to the St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art. Provand’s Lordship is situated 1,300 feet northeast of High Street railway station.

Glasgow Queen Street railway station

Railway station

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Glasgow Queen Street is a passenger railway terminus serving the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It is the smaller of the city's two main line terminals; the larger is Glasgow Central. Glasgow Queen Street railway station is situated 2,600 feet northwest of High Street railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Merchant City and Glasgow.

Merchant City

Suburb

The Merchant City, a new name introduced through urban renewal by the Scottish Development Agency and the city council in the 1980s is one part of the metropolitan central area of Glasgow.

Glasgow

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

Calton

Suburb

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Calton, known locally as The Calton, is a district in Glasgow. It is situated north of the River Clyde, and just to the east of the city centre. Calton's most famous landmark is the Barras street market and the Barrowland Ballroom, one of Glasgow's principal musical venues.