Glasgow Central Low Level Station (1896) (Glasgow)

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The low level platforms, in what was originally a separate station, were added to serve the underground Glasgow Central Railway, which was authorised on 10 August 1888 and opened on 10 August 1896.[2][3] The Glasgow Central Railway was taken over by the Caledonian Railway in 1890.[2][3] Services ran from Maryhill Central and from the Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway in the west through to Rutherglen and via Tollcross through to Carmyle, Newton and other Caledonian Railway destinations to the east of Glasgow.

Services through the Low Level station were withdrawn on 3 October 1964, said to be due to competition with the tram.[3] However, the trams had been withdrawn by 1962, so this may be another contradiction of the Beeching Axe. In 1979 part of the low level line was electrified and the Low Level station was re-opened as the Argyle Line of the Glasgow suburban railway network. It consists of a single island platform, numbered as platforms 14 & 15.

Initially services were provided by Class 303 and Class 314 units. The latter units were built specifically for this service. Following the withdrawal of the Class 303 units, the service is currently (in 2007) provided by Class 318 and Class 334 "Juniper" units.

Class 320 units were intended to be used on the route, but the narrow tunnels made this proposal impossible, and these units are restricted to the North Clyde Line
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow_Central_railway_station#Low-level_station_2
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Coordinates:   55°51'31"N   4°15'32"W

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  • After the renumbering of the platforms in Glasgow Central Station the lower level platforms are now numbered 16 & 17 not 14 & 15
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