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Glasgow Central station

railway station in Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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Glasgow Central station

Summary

Glasgow Central station is a railway station[1]. It ranks in the top 0.22% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (414 views/month, #40 of 18,574).[2]

Key Facts

  • Glasgow Central station is located in Glasgow City[3].
  • Glasgow Central station is located in Glasgow[4].
  • Glasgow Central station is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Glasgow Central station's instance of is recorded as railway station[6].
  • Glasgow Central station's instance of is recorded as dead-end railway station[7].
  • Glasgow Central station's instance of is recorded as station located on surface[8].
  • Glasgow Central station's instance of is recorded as underground station[9].
  • Glasgow Central station's instance of is recorded as central station[10].
  • Glasgow Central station's connecting line is recorded as West Coast Main Line[11].
  • Glasgow Central station's architect is recorded as James Miller[12].
  • Glasgow Central station is owned by Network Rail[13].
  • Glasgow Central station is operated by Network Rail[14].
  • Glasgow Central station is operated by Caledonian Railway[15].
  • Glasgow Central station's adjacent station is recorded as Argyle Street railway station[16].
  • Glasgow Central station's adjacent station is recorded as Anderston railway station[17].
  • Glasgow Central station's adjacent station is recorded as Cardonald railway station[18].
  • Glasgow Central station's adjacent station is recorded as Pollokshields East railway station[19].
  • Glasgow Central station's adjacent station is recorded as Pollokshields West railway station[20].
  • Glasgow Central station's adjacent station is recorded as Dumbreck railway station[21].
  • Glasgow Central station's adjacent station is recorded as Cambuslang railway station[22].
  • Glasgow Central station's adjacent station is recorded as Crossmyloof railway station[23].
  • Glasgow Central station's adjacent station is recorded as Rutherglen railway station[24].
  • The location of Glasgow Central station was Glasgow[25].
  • Glasgow Central station's Commons category is recorded as Glasgow Central railway station[26].
  • Glasgow Central station comprises voco Grand Central Hotel[27].

Body

Geography

Glasgow Central station is in the country of United Kingdom[5]. Located in include Glasgow City[3], a council area[28], in United Kingdom[29] and Glasgow[4], a civil parish[30], in United Kingdom[31].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway station[6], dead-end railway station[7], station located on surface[8], underground station[9], and central station[10]. Glasgow Central station's heritage designation is recorded as category A listed building[32].

History and Context

1879 marks the founding of Glasgow Central station[33]. It is owned by Network Rail[13].

Why It Matters

Glasgow Central station ranks in the top 0.22% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (414 views/month, #40 of 18,574).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Category:Dead-end railway stations. wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14h ago · Yirba · 2026-06-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14452 → ['910GGLGC', '910GGLGCLL']
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14452]]: 910GGLGCLL, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/291317288|Glasgow Central Low Level Rail Station (#291317288)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/ca"
  2. 3d ago · Yirba · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates → —
    Country → —
    Instance of → railway station, dead-end railway station, station located on surface +2
    Aliases → —
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/33789|batch #33789]]: NaPTAN stop area codes (910)"
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