Glasgow Central
Glasgow Central is Scotland's busiest station with 24 million passengers flowing through it in 2008. Central is Scotlands gateway to the West Coast Mainline. It is also Glasgow's gateway to the South of Scotland and England. Services to Scotland's main cites normally come from Glasgow Queen Street. It is owned by Network Rail.
First Scotrail normally do the most routes round Glasgow and Scotland with Virgin West Coast operating to Birmingham New Street, Manchester Piccadilly, London Euston and Plymouth via West Coast Mainline, Arriva Crosscountry operate to Birmingham New Street, Southampton Central, Plymouth and Penzance via East Coast Mainline, East Coast operate to London Kings Cross via East Coast Mainline and First Transpennine Express operate to Manchester Airport via West Coast Mainline.
1,2 and 3: Services to the Edinburgh Waverley and Whifflet and services to England via West Coast Mainline and East Coast Mainline.
4,5,6,7 and 8: Services to Newton, Neilston, Cathcart, East Kilbride, Barrhead and Kilmarnock.
9,10,11,12,13(currently dosen't exist) 14 and 15: Services to Gourock, Wemyss Bay, Paisley Canal, Largs, Ardrossan, Ayr, Girvan and Stranrare with some services to Carlisle and Newcastle.
16 and 17: Low Level Services to Dalmuir, Milngavie, Balloch(Sunday only) Lanark, Motherwell and Larkhall with peak services to Coatbridge Central and Carstairs.
Class 90
Class 91
Class 156
Class 158 (rarely)
Class 170 (rarely)
Class 185
Class 220
Class 221
Class 314
Class 318
Class 320 (ECS only)
Class 322
Class 325
Class 334
Class 380 (To be introuduced in 2010)
Class 390
Class 314 (rarely)
Class 318
Class 334
Class 320 (ECS only)
Operators
First Scotrail normally do the most routes round Glasgow and Scotland with Virgin West Coast operating to Birmingham New Street, Manchester Piccadilly, London Euston and Plymouth via West Coast Mainline, Arriva Crosscountry operate to Birmingham New Street, Southampton Central, Plymouth and Penzance via East Coast Mainline, East Coast operate to London Kings Cross via East Coast Mainline and First Transpennine Express operate to Manchester Airport via West Coast Mainline.
Platforms
1,2 and 3: Services to the Edinburgh Waverley and Whifflet and services to England via West Coast Mainline and East Coast Mainline.
4,5,6,7 and 8: Services to Newton, Neilston, Cathcart, East Kilbride, Barrhead and Kilmarnock.
9,10,11,12,13(currently dosen't exist) 14 and 15: Services to Gourock, Wemyss Bay, Paisley Canal, Largs, Ardrossan, Ayr, Girvan and Stranrare with some services to Carlisle and Newcastle.
16 and 17: Low Level Services to Dalmuir, Milngavie, Balloch(Sunday only) Lanark, Motherwell and Larkhall with peak services to Coatbridge Central and Carstairs.
Trains seen in the High Level platforms
HSTClass 90
Class 91
Class 156
Class 158 (rarely)
Class 170 (rarely)
Class 185
Class 220
Class 221
Class 314
Class 318
Class 320 (ECS only)
Class 322
Class 325
Class 334
Class 380 (To be introuduced in 2010)
Class 390
Trains seen in the Low Level platforms
Class 314 (rarely)
Class 318
Class 334
Class 320 (ECS only)