THE Glasgow Subway has been shoogling the city’s passengers around its twin underground tunnels since it opened in 1896.
and is one of the simplest, as it’s based on a circuit This largely covers the West End and city centre with eight stations to the north of the River Clyde and seven stations to the south.
The proposal suggested the twin tunnels would be arranged in a circle of locations in which a large percentage of the population lived, studied or worked. These included the independent burghs of Govan, Partick, Hillhead and Kinning Park.This geographical coverage also included businesses, Glasgow University, the city’s docks, railway stations and many of its industries. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the Clyde Navigation Trust, which was responsible for managing the river, objected to the proposal.
Work on this immense undertaking began at the St Enoch Station site in 1891. It would include the construction of fifteen stations as well as the tunnelling work required before the construction of the twin tunnels could commence. The subway opened for service on 14 December 1896. Its original stops will be familiar to current passengers with several exceptions: St Enoch, Bridge St, West St, Shields Rd, Kinning Park, Cessnock, Copland Road , Govan Cross , Merkland St , Partick Cross , Hillhead, Kelvinbridge, St George’s Cross, Cowcaddens and Buchanan Street. The simple circle set-up of the system ensured that passengers couldn’t go far wrong even if they missed their stop.
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