Yoker

Yoker is an area of Glasgow, Scotland, located on the northern bank of the east of , 5 miles west of the city centre. The name is an Anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic Eochair meaning a river bank.
Wikipedia
Photo: Stephen Sweeney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: district in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK
  • Postal code: G14

Places of Interest

Highlights include Yoker railway station and Garscadden railway station.

Railway station
Photo: Garry Cornes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
serves the district of Yoker, . The station is served by ScotRail as part of the SPT network, on the Argyle and North Clyde Lines.

Railway station
Photo: Voice of Clam, Public domain.
serves in , . The station is managed by ScotRail and lies on the Argyle Line.

Railway station
Photo: Peter Whatley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
serves the Drumry and Linnvale area of , , Scotland. The railway station is managed by ScotRail and is served by trains on the Argyle Line and North Clyde Line.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Garscadden and Old Drumchapel.

Suburb
Photo: Stephen Sweeney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a district in the city of . It is situated north of the . It lies between Yoker to the west, to the east and to the north.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood of , . It is located around and formed part of the Cowdenhill and Estates.

Town
Photo: Chris Upson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town 6 miles west of in the west central Lowlands of . It is the historic county town of Renfrewshire. Called the "Cradle of the Royal Stewarts" for its early link with Scotland's former royal house, gained royal burgh status in 1397.

Yoker

Latitude
55.8909° or 55° 53′ 27″ north
Longitude
-4.37778° or 4° 22′ 40″ west
Elevation
26 feet (8 metres)
Open location code
9C7QVJRC+9V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 960726005
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
11550824
Wiki­data ID
Q8054554
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Scottish Gaelic—“Yoker” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Yoker”
  • Central Kurdish: “یۆکەر”
  • Irish: “An Eochair”
  • Japanese: “ヨーカー”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “An Eochair”

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