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Glasgow Central

Station Usage

In 2021/2022, Glasgow Central had 15,322,350 entries and exits, making it the 16^th most used station in Great Britain.

16/2554

It was the 8^th busiest station with 6,603 scheduled services per week

8/953

That's a daily average of 41,979.04 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 44.63 passengers per service, giving it the 68^th highest passenger to service ratio.

68/1582

Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 2021 timetable.

Usage Stats in Detail

Full price entries & exits: 3,543,670
Reduced price entries & exits: 9,980,668
Season ticket entries & exits: 1,798,012
Interchanges made between connecting services: 1,837,566
Change in usage from 2021/2022: +9,997,260 : 187.74%

Platform Lengths

Plat.	Metres	VF*	Notes
1	279	1014	Bay Platform
2	292	1061	Bay Platform
3	166	603	Bay Platform
4	165	600	Bay Platform
5	142	516	Bay Platform
8	124	450	Bay Platform
9	286	1040	Bay Platform
10	276	1003	Bay Platform
11	353	1283	Bay Platform - Normal length 244 - trains longer than this must give prior notice to Station Shift Manager
12	149	541	Bay Platform
13	149	541	Bay Platform
14	193	701	Bay Platform
15	235	854	Bay Platform
6	130	472	Bay Platform
7	130	472	Bay Platform
16	135	490	Lower Level Up Platform
17	135	490	Lower Level Down Platform

*VF = Vicki Feet: the unit of measurement for platform lengths, as used in the excellent All The Stations. Conversion rate: YouTube video
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2021 (Nov 2019)

Timetables

Table

Route

Scotland - Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham & London

Glasgow & Edinburgh - Newcastle - York, Leeds & London

Long distance services to and from Birmingham (North-South)

Glasgow - Paisley Canal

Glasgow - Paisley Gilmore Street

Glasgow - Wemyss Bay & Gourock

Glasgow - Ardossan, Largs & Ayr

Glasgow - East Kilbride, Barrhead & Kilmarnock

34A

Glasgow - Newton Lanarkshire

34B

Glasgow - Cathcart & Neilston via Mount Florida

Please note: we are currently working on the production of timetables in the South East. Therefore, any tables focused in this area may not yet be available. For more info, please visit our timetable pages.

Current Service Pattern

DAY/HR	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
Mon	3	0	0	0	2	2	41	66	76	64	58	60	59	61	57	60	67	72	62	59	46	38	39	32	1024
Tue	7	0	0	0	2	2	41	66	76	64	58	60	59	61	57	60	67	72	62	59	46	38	39	32	1028
Wed	7	0	0	0	2	2	41	66	76	64	58	60	59	61	57	60	67	72	62	59	46	38	39	32	1028
Thu	7	0	0	0	2	2	41	66	76	64	58	60	59	61	57	60	67	72	62	59	46	38	39	32	1028
Fri	7	0	0	0	2	2	41	66	76	64	58	60	59	61	57	60	67	72	62	59	46	38	39	32	1028
Sat	7	0	0	0	2	2	38	59	61	64	59	56	61	57	59	60	65	64	62	58	44	39	39	30	986
Sun	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	13	38	42	40	43	43	44	43	43	42	42	38	38	36	33	24	610

Timetable data based on scheduled services during the first week of the current (May 2022) timetable.

Other service patterns:

Location Details

Location: Glasgow Central
CRS: GLC / NLC: 9813 / TIPLOC: GLGC
Station Facility Owner: Network Rail
OS Grid Ref: 258794 665257
Region: Scotland
Local Authority: Glasgow City
ELR(s): WCM2 102m 27ch ARG2 3m 07ch

Station Usage History

Line Chart

1997-1998: 20,304,980
1998-1999: 21,762,363 (+1,457,383 : 7.18%)
1999-2000: 23,030,294 (+1,267,931 : 5.83%)
2000-2001: 23,327,400 (+297,106 : 1.29%)
2001-2002: 23,007,141 (-320,259 : -1.37%)
2002-2003: 22,958,256 (-48,885 : -0.21%)
2003-2004: Not Conducted
2004-2005: 27,006,323 (+4,048,067 : 17.63%)
2005-2006: 29,379,666 (+2,373,343 : 8.79%)
2006-2007: 21,002,296 (-8,377,370 : -28.51%)
2007-2008: 21,657,992 (+655,696 : 3.12%)
2008-2009: 23,867,850 (+2,209,858 : 10.20%)
2009-2010: 23,809,949 (-57,901 : -0.24%)
2010-2011: 24,950,987 (+1,141,038 : 4.79%)
2011-2012: 26,610,016 (+1,659,029 : 6.65%)
2012-2013: 27,185,020 (+575,004 : 2.16%)
2013-2014: 27,152,622 (-32,398 : -0.12%)
2014-2015: 28,964,760 (+1,812,138 : 6.67%)
2015-2016: 30,000,582 (+1,035,822 : 3.58%)
2016-2017: 32,060,134 (+2,059,552 : 6.87%)
2017-2018: 32,915,902 (+855,768 : 2.67%)
2018-2019: 32,797,088 (-118,814 : -0.36%)
2019-2020: 32,465,202 (-331,886 : -1.01%)
2020-2021: 5,325,090 (-27,140,112 : -83.60%)
2021-2022: 15,322,350 (+9,997,260 : 187.74%)

Change between 1997 & 2020: +12,160,222 (+59.89%)
Change between 1997 & 2022:-4,982,630 (-24.54%)

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