Govan subway station

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For the defunct surface station, see Govan railway station.

Govan Glasgow Subway BSicon BUS.svg

Scottish Gaelic: Baile a' Ghobhainn
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LocationGovan, Glasgow
Scotland
Coordinates55°51′45″N 4°18′41″W / 55.86250°N 4.31139°W / 55.86250; -4.31139Coordinates: 55°51′45″N 4°18′41″W / 55.86250°N 4.31139°W / 55.86250; -4.31139
Operated bySPT
Platforms2
Bus stands6
Bus operatorsFirst Glasgow & McGill's
Construction
Structure typeunderground
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zoneG
Passengers
2011/121.662 million annually[1]

Govan subway station is a station serving the area of Govan in Glasgow, Scotland. It is located on the south side of the River Clyde. Just to the south of the station is the main depot and test track for the Glasgow Subway. The station is located near the historic Govan Old Parish Church.

This station forms an interchange station, being adjacent to Govan bus station. This combined with the fact that the subway to Partick forms the only rail link across the Clyde west of the city centre means that it is one of the busier stations. Annual passenger boardings have fallen below one million in recent years and were recorded at 990,000 in 2004/05.[2]

The station has two platforms. Prior to closure for modernisation in 1977 the station was called Govan Cross. The appearance of cracks in the roof of the old station led to the premature closure of the unmodernised railway in 1977. As part of the resulting modernisation programme, the station's surface buildings were replaced and its single island platform changed to a dual side platform arrangement.

Govan (under its former name of Govan Cross) is one of the stations mentioned in Cliff Hanley's song The Glasgow Underground.[3]

Govan includes a lift and escalator. Along with St Enoch subway station, it is one of two Glasgow Metro stations that is wheelchair accessible.[4][5]

On 29 June 2011, a man died after being hit by one of the service's rolling stock at 9:12 in the morning.[6]

Past passenger numbers[]

  • 2004/05: 0.990 million annually[2]
  • 2011/12: 0.945 million annually[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Request for some usage statistics". Strathclyde Partnership for Transport. 11 January 2019. Archived from the original on 1 March 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019 – via WhatDoTheyKnow.
  2. ^ a b Strathclyde Passenger Transport Executive (2005). "SPT Statistics and Trends 2005" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2007.
  3. ^ "YouTube - The Glasgow Underground". Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Subway: Maps & Stations". Strathclyde Partnership for Transport. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Glasgow's Subway needs to be more accessible, say campaigners". Glasgow Standard. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Man killed by train at Govan Subway Station". BBC News. BBC. 29 June 2011. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Freedom of Information request: Subway station patronage - 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012". Strathclyde Partnership for Transport. 18 December 2012. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019 – via WhatDoTheyKnow.
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