2019

NS5866 : St George's Cross subway station

taken 5 years ago, near to Glasgow, Scotland

St George's Cross subway station
St George's Cross subway station
The station is being renovated as part of the wider subway modernisation scheme which involves renovation of all stations and the introduction of driverless trains. St George's Cross is one of the last four stations to be renovated, the others being Cowcaddens, Kinning Park, and West Street.

SPT Subway Modernisation: LinkExternal link .
The Glasgow Subway

The Glasgow Subway opened in 1896 and is the third oldest underground railway in the world, predated by the London and Budapest systems.

It is a very simple system consisting of fifteen stations arranged in a 10.4Km loop around the centre and west side of the city. There are two lines; the Inner Circle and the Outer Circle which run in parallel tunnels through each of the stations. The lines run entirely under ground and pass under the Clyde twice.

The four foot gauge is very uncommon and is due to the small tunnel size. The trains themselves are also small, even toy-like when compared with those on major metro systems around the world.

Here is a Link to a geograph article which provides more information about the subway.


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NS5866, 660 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Thomas Nugent   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 17 May, 2019   (more nearby)
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Wednesday, 22 May, 2019
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OSGB36: geotagged! NS 5810 6655 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:52.2695N 4:16.1639W
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OSGB36: geotagged! NS 5810 6655
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