Glasgow Central

Glasgow Central is a railway stop in , . Glasgow Central is situated nearby to the police station , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Glasgow Central Station and Hielanman’s Umbrella.

Railway station
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Glasgow Central, usually referred to in Scotland as just Central or Central Station, is one of two principal main line rail terminals in , Scotland.

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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is the renamed conversion of the former offices of the Glasgow Herald newspaper. Completed in 1895, it was designed by the architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh. is situated 660 feet east of Glasgow Central.

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

Latitude
55.85901° or 55° 51′ 32″ north
Longitude
-4.2585° or 4° 15′ 31″ west
Open location code
9C7QVP5R+JJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12025383475
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­stop_position
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­stop
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