Cowcaddens
Scottish Gaelic: Cowcaddens[1] Glasgow Subway
General information
Location11 Dundasvale Court, Unit 1
Cowcaddens, Glasgow, G4 0SN[2]
Scotland
Coordinates55°52′06″N 4°15′33″W / 55.86833°N 4.25917°W / 55.86833; -4.25917
Operated bySPT
Platforms2 (island platform)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
ParkingNo[2]
Bicycle facilitiesNo[3]
AccessibleNo[4]
History
Opened14 December 1896
Rebuilt16 April 1980 (1980-04-16)
Passengers
2018Increase 0.451 million[5]
2019Decrease 0.427 million[6]
2020Decrease 0.170 million[6]
2021Increase 0.195 million[6]
2022Increase 0.373 million[7]
Services
Preceding station Glasgow Subway SPT Following station
St George's Cross
anticlockwise / inner circle
Glasgow Subway Buchanan Street
clockwise / outer circle
Location
Notes
Passenger statistics provided are gate entries only. Information on gate exits for patronage is incomplete, and thus not included.[8]

Cowcaddens subway station serves the Cowcaddens area of Glasgow, Scotland. It is located on the north side of the city centre and is served by the Glasgow Subway.

History

It was opened in 1896 and comprehensively modernised between 1977 and 1980, including the construction of a new surface-level ticket hall and the addition of escalators. Nevertheless, the station retained its original island platform configuration.

Nearby places:

There are 500,000 boardings a year at this station.[9]

Past passenger numbers

  • 2011/12: 0.459 million annually[10]

References

  1. King, Jake (12 July 2020). "Glasgow's Gaelic Underground". Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Maps & stations". spt.co.uk. Strathclyde Partnership for Transport. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  3. "Bike parking facilities". spt.co.uk. Strathclyde Partnership for Transport. Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  4. "Accessibility & mobility". spt.co.uk. Strathclyde Partnership for Transport. Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  5. "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.
  6. 1 2 3 "Station usage statistics" (PDF). Strathclyde Partnership for Transport. 20 July 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023 via WhatDoTheyKnow.
  7. "Request for annual Subway station patronage 2022". 22 February 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  8. "Freedom of Information Request: Subway Station Usage Statistics" (PDF). Strathclyde Partnership for Transport. 3 August 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023 via WhatDoTheyKnow.
  9. "SPT Statistics & Trends 2005" (PDF). www.spt.co.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2007.
  10. "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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