Govan subway station
Govan subway station is a station that serves the area of Govan in Glasgow, Scotland. It is located on the south side of the River Clyde. Just south of the station is the main depot and test track for the Glasgow Subway.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Metro station
- Description: subway station in Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Govan SPT Subway Station”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Glasgow Rangers and Glenlee.
Glasgow Rangers
Stadium
Photo: Archibald99, Public domain.
Ibrox Stadium is a football stadium on the south side of the River Clyde in the Ibrox area of Glasgow, Scotland. The home of Scottish Premiership team Rangers, Ibrox is the third-largest football stadium in Scotland, with an all-seated capacity of 51,700. Glasgow Rangers is situated 3,300 feet south of Govan subway station.
Glenlee
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Glenlee is a steel-hulled three-masted barque, built as a cargo ship at Port Glasgow under that name in 1896 for Glasgow owners. With later owners she was named Islamount and Clarastella. Glenlee is situated 1,100 feet northeast of Govan subway station.
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
Museum
Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum owned by Glasgow City Council is a major museum and art gallery in the Yorkhill area of Glasgow, Scotland, managed by Glasgow Museums. Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is situated 1 mile northeast of Govan subway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Govan and Ibrox.
Govan
Suburb
Photo: Njellis, Public domain.
Govan is a district, parish, and former burgh now part of southwest Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated 2+1⁄2 miles west of Glasgow city centre, on the south bank of the River Clyde, opposite the mouth of the River Kelvin and the district of Partick.
Ibrox
Suburb
Photo: Jim Smillie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ibrox is a suburb of Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated south of the River Clyde and is part of the former burgh of Govan. The origin of the name Ibrox is unclear.
Govan subway station
- Categories: underground station, railway station, station, and transportation
- Location: Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.86225° or 55° 51′ 44″ northLongitude
-4.31061° or 4° 18′ 38″ westElevation
26 feet (8 metres)Network
Glasgow SubwayOpen location code
9C7QVM6Q+WQOpenStreetMap ID
node 29580730OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Ukrainian—“Govan subway station” goes by many names.
- French: “Govan”
- Japanese: “ゴヴァン駅”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Govan undergrunnsstasjon”
- Norwegian: “Govan undergrunnsstasjon”
- Russian: “Гован”
- Ukrainian: “Гован”
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