Glasgow Subway

The Glasgow subway is an underground railway that runs in a 6.5 miles circular loop around the city.

The network began passenger operations on 14^th December 1896. When the line first opened it was named The Glasgow District Subway. It has had several renames over the years, firstly it was changed to Glasgow Subway Railway. In 1936 it was then changed to The Glasgow Underground. In 2003 it took on the name Subway as it is known today.

The Glasgow subway has 15 stations. All stations are underground with 9 out of the 15 stations are island platforms with the other 6 stations having platforms opposite each other.

The least used station on the Glasgow Subway is West Street with approximately 78,753 passengers using the station in 2022. At the opposite end of the scale, Buchanan Street station is the most used station on the network with 2,830,000 passengers using the station in 2022.

Only 3 of the 15 stations have any sort of connection to the national rail network. They are Buchanan Street which is connected to Glasgow Queen Street via a travelator. St Enoch station is a short walk to both Glasgow Central (6 minute walk) & Argyle Street (6 minute walk). The final station connected to the national rail network is Partick which once at ground level is all part of one big transport interchange.

The future for the Glasgow subway looks bright, proposals for improving the metro are potentially on the horizon. Part of this improvement work includes the introduction of some brand new Stadler trains which are planned to enter service during the first half of 2024. (We will gloss over that the initial introduction date was 2020!)