Govan subway station
Govan subway station is a station serving the area of Govan in Glasgow, Scotland. It is located on the south side of the River Clyde. Just to the south of the station is the main depot and test track for the Glasgow Subway. The station is located near the historic Govan Old Parish Church.
Govan | |||||||||||
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| Scottish Gaelic: Baile a' Ghobhainn | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 737 Govan Road Govan, Glasgow, G51 2YJ Scotland | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 55°51′44″N 4°18′38″W | ||||||||||
| Operated by | SPT | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (side platforms) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Bus stands | 6 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Parking | No | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes (bike shed) | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes (step-free access) | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 14 December 1896 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 16 April 1980 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Govan Cross (1896–1977) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2018 | 0.802 million | ||||||||||
| 2019 | 0.803 million | ||||||||||
| 2020 | 0.372 million | ||||||||||
| 2021 | 0.426 million | ||||||||||
| 2022 | 0.656 million | ||||||||||
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Passenger statistics provided are gate entries only. Information on gate exits for patronage is incomplete, and thus not included. | |||||||||||
This station forms an interchange station, being adjacent to Govan bus station. This combined with the fact that the subway to Partick forms the only rail link across the Clyde west of the city centre means that it is one of the busier stations. Annual passenger boardings have fallen below one million in recent years and were recorded at 990,000 in 2004/05.
The station has two platforms. Prior to closure for modernisation in 1977 the station was called Govan Cross. The appearance of cracks in the roof of the old station led to the premature closure of the unmodernised railway in 1977. As part of the resulting modernisation programme, the station's surface buildings were replaced and its single island platform changed to a dual side platform arrangement.
Govan (under its former name of Govan Cross) is one of the stations mentioned in Cliff Hanley's song The Glasgow Underground.
Govan includes a lift and escalator. Along with St Enoch subway station, it is one of two Glasgow Subway stations that is wheelchair accessible.
On 29 June 2011, a man died after being hit by one of the service's rolling stock at 09:12.