Exhibition Centre railway station

For the Glasgow City and District Railway station called Finnieston, see Finnieston railway station. For the Shenzhen Metro's Exhibition Center Station, see Huizhanzhongxin Station.

Exhibition Centre (Glasgow)
The station building
Location
Place	Finnieston
Local authority	Glasgow
Coordinates	55°51′40″N 4°16′58″W / 55.8611°N 4.2828°W / 55.8611; -4.2828Coordinates: 55°51′40″N 4°16′58″W / 55.8611°N 4.2828°W / 55.8611; -4.2828
Grid reference	NS571655
Operations
Station code	EXG
Managed by	Abellio ScotRail
Number of platforms	2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2010/11	1.172 million
2011/12	1.318 million
2012/13	1.369 million
2013/14	1.375 million
2014/15	1.640 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	SPT
History
Original company	Glasgow Central Railway
Pre-grouping	Caledonian Railway
26 November 1894	Opened as Stobcross (GCR to Maryhill)
5 May 1896	L&DR to Clydebank opened
10 August 1896	GCR services commenced through to Glasgow Central
3 August 1959	Station closed to passengers
10 August 1964	Line closed to all traffic
5 November 1979	Reopened as Finnieston
1986	Renamed Exhibition Centre
National Rail – UK railway stations

* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Exhibition Centre (Glasgow) from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Exhibition Centre (Glasgow) station – previously called Finnieston [1979–1986] and earlier Stobcross [1894–1959] (due to its location in the Stobcross area of the city) – is in Glasgow on the Argyle Line. It serves the SSE Hydro and the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, which are accessible by adjoining footbridge from an island platform. The station suffers badly from congestion at concerts as most of Greater Glasgow can be reached from the station. There is a siding adjacent to Platform 2, that can be used as a turnback siding for trains terminating at Anderston or Glasgow Central Low Level. The line is served by Class 318s and Class 320s. Ticket Gates are in operation.

History

In the days when the station was named Stobcross, the formation in front of Platform 1 was originally double track, with a platform where the overhead electrification masts are currently located. Just inside the tunnel from Partick, there was a junction.

A mural of Clydeside landmarks by Platform 1

The route, now disused, to the north went to the Glasgow Central Railway's Maryhill Central.

The route to the west is partially used by the Argyle Line link to the Clyde North Line (a new single track tunnel being constructed to connect up at Finnieston West Junction). Previously the line went to Partick Central railway station^[1] (which at one time had been renamed Kelvin Hall) and onwards along the River Clyde to Dumbarton.

Incidents

Heavy rain in December 1994 resulted in the River Kelvin bursting its banks at Kelvinbridge and the resultant torrent through the disused Glasgow Central Railway tunnel flooded the Argyle Line trapping Class 314 Units at Glasgow Central Low Level.^[2]

At 08:34 on Monday 3 September 2007, a set of empty coaches derailed after leaving the sidings at Exhibition Centre to start the 08:38 service from Anderston to Motherwell. This derailment resulted in two members of staff being injured and the line between Partick and Rutherglen being closed for two days.^[3]

Routes

Preceding station	National Rail		Following station
Anderston		Abellio ScotRail Argyle Line	Partick
	Historical railways
Anderston Line and Station open		Glasgow Central Railway Caledonian Railway	Kelvinbridge Line and Station closed
Anderston Line and Station open		Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway Caledonian Railway	Partick Central Line partially open; Station closed

References

Notes

↑ Hidden Glasgow: Partick Central
↑ Hidden Glasgow: 1994 Floods
↑ http://www.raib.gov.uk/cms_resources/090212_R042009_Glasgow.pdf

Sources

Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
"Hidden Glasgow on Partick Central".
"Hidden Glasgow on 1994 Floods".

Railway stations and underground stations in Glasgow

City centre stations	Anderston Argyle Street Charing Cross Glasgow Central High Street Queen Street

Other stations	Alexandra Parade Anniesland Ashfield Baillieston Barnhill Bellgrove Bridgeton Cardonald Carmyle Carntyne Cathcart Corkerhill Croftfoot Crookston Crosshill Crossmyloof Dalmarnock Drumchapel Drumry Duke Street Dumbreck Easterhouse Exhibition Centre Garrowhill Garscadden Gilshochill Hillington East Hillington West Hyndland Jordanhill Kelvindale Kennishead King's Park Langside Maryhill Maxwell Park Mosspark Mount Florida Mount Vernon Muirend Nitshill Partick Pollokshaws East Pollokshaws West Pollokshields East Pollokshields West Possilpark and Parkhouse Priesthill and Darnley Queen's Park Scotstounhill Shawlands Shettleston Springburn Summerston

Glasgow Subway stations	Hillhead Kelvinbridge St George's Cross Cowcaddens Buchanan Street St Enoch Bridge Street West Street Shields Road Kinning Park Cessnock Ibrox Govan Partick Kelvinhall

Disused stations	Bellahouston Botanic Gardens Bridge Street Bridgeton Central Buchanan Street (mainline) College Crow Road Cumberland Street Dawsholm Dunlop Street Eglinton Street Finnieston Gallowgate Gallowgate Central Glasgow Cross Glasgow Green Gorbals Govan Hyndland Ibrox Kelvinbridge Kelvinside Kirklee Main Street Maryhill Central Merkland Street Mount Vernon North Parkhead Stadium (GCR) Parkhead North (NBR) Partick Central (aka Kelvin Hall) Partickhill Partick West Pollokshields Possil Shields Shields Road Southside St Enoch (mainline) Strathbungo Tollcross Whiteinch Victoria Park

Transport in Glasgow	Strathclyde Partnership for Transport

UK railway stations:	A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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