Glasgow, Great Western Road, St George's Cross Subway Station
Railway Station (19th Century) - (20th Century)
Site Name Glasgow, Great Western Road, St George's Cross Subway Station
Classification Railway Station (19th Century) - (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) St George's Cross Underground Station; 39-57 Great Western Road
Canmore ID 278857
Site Number NS56NE 4916
NGR NS 58104 66557
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/278857
- Council Glasgow, City Of
- Parish Glasgow (City Of Glasgow)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District City Of Glasgow
- Former County Lanarkshire
NS56NE 4916 58104 66557
St George's Cross
Underground Station [NAT]
OS 1:1250 map, 1970.
For general account of the Glasgow Subway system, see NS56NE 4915.
St George's Cross Station (Glasgow Subway). This station was opened by the Glasgow District Subway on 14 December 1896, but closed the same day (with the remainder of the system); it was reopened on 21 January 1897. Together with the remainder of the system, the station was closed for refurbishment by the Greater Glasgow Passenger Transport Executive on 21 May 1977. It reopened on 16 April 1980, and remains in regular use by passenger traffic.
The 1970 edition of the OS 1:1250 map does not indicate a specific location for this station within the frontage of 39-57 Great Western Road.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 14 February 2006.
R V J Butt 1995.
