Glasgow Central
Glasgow Central is a railway station in Glasgow City, Scotland. Glasgow Central is situated nearby to the bridge Hielanman’s Umbrella, as well as near the government office The Avenues.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Glasgow Central Station and Hielanman’s Umbrella.
Glasgow Central Station
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 Glasgow, Scotland.
Hielanman’s Umbrella
Bridge
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The Hielanman's Umbrella is a landmark in the centre of Glasgow, Scotland. 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.
The Lighthouse
Arts center
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The Lighthouse 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. The Lighthouse is situated 780 feet northeast of Glasgow Central.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blythswood Hill and Glasgow.
Blythswood Hill
Suburb
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Blythswood Hill, crowned by Blythswood Square, is an area of central Glasgow, 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.
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.
Tradeston
Suburb
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Tradeston is a small district in the Scottish city of Glasgow adjacent to the city centre on the south bank of the River Clyde. 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
- Type: Railway station
- Wheelchair access: yes
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.85831° or 55° 51′ 30″ northLongitude
-4.25844° or 4° 15′ 30″ westOperator
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In Other Languages
“Glasgow Central” goes by many names.
- Korean: “글래스고 중앙역”
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