Exhibition Centre railway station

Infobox UK station
name = Exhibition Centre
code = EXG


manager = First ScotRail
locale = Glasgow
borough = Glasgow
latitude =
longitude =
pte = SPT
usage0203 = 0.372
usage0405 = 0.499
usage0506 = 0.633
usage0607 = 0.763
platforms = 2
original = Glasgow Central Railway
pregroup = Caledonian Railway
years = 26 November 1894
events = Opened as Stobcross (GCR to Maryhill)
years1 = 5 May 1896
events1 = L&AR to Clydebank opened
years2 = 10 August 1896
events2 = GCR services commenced through to Glasgow Central
years3 = 3 August 1959
events3 = Station closed to passengers
years4 = 10 August 1964
events4 = Line closed to all traffic
years5 = 5 November 1979
events5 = Re-opened as Finnieston
years6 = 1986
events6 = Renamed as Exhibition Centre
years7 = 3 September 2007
events7 = An empty train derails whilst using the turnback siding|

Exhibition Centre station - previously called Finnieston [1979-1986] and earlier Stobcross [1894-1959] (due to its location in Stobcross Street) - is in Glasgow on the Argyle Line. It serves the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, which is 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.

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.

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 [Hidden Glasgow: Partick Central] (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. [Hidden Glasgow: 1994 Floods]

At around 08:30 on the 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 Lanark, this derailment resulted in two members of staff being injured and the line between Exhibition Centre and Rutherglen being closed for two days.

Routes

rail line
next = Partick
previous = Anderston
route = First ScotRail

Argyle Line
col = FF80C0rail line one to two
previous = Anderston
Line and Station open
next1 = Kelvinbridge
Line and Station closed
route1 = Glasgow Central Railway

Caledonian Railway
next2 = Partick Central
Line partially open; Station closed
route2 = Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway

Caledonian Railway
col = Caledonian colourrail line
previous = Connection to GCR
next = Partickhill
Line open; Station closed
route = Stobcross Railway

North British Railway
col = NBR colour
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