Glasgow City and District Railway

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Legend
City of Glasgow Union Railway (NBR) Coatbridge Branch Bellgrove Junction Bridgeton Central (CoGUR) Bellgrove High Street East Junction Gallowgate Central (CB) High Street Goods (CB) College City of Glasgow Union Railway High Street West Junction High Street Queen Street (low level) Charing Cross Finnieston Glasgow Central Railway Glasgow Central Railway Stobcross (GCR) Finnieston West Junction (L&DR) Partick Central Kelvinhaugh Junction (SR) Partickhill (SR) Hyndland Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway Jordanhill (WR) Whiteinch North Junction Whiteinch West Junction (SR) Anniesland Whiteinch Railway Maryhill Park Junction Knightswood North Junction Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway Westerton (GD&HR)
Railways
CB Coatbridge Branch (NBR) CoGUR City of Glasgow Union Railway (NBR) GCR Glasgow Central Railway (CR) GD&HR Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway (NBR) L&DR Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway (CR) NBR North British Railway SR Stobcross Railway (NBR) WR Whiteinch Railway (NBR)

The Glasgow City and District Railway was a sub-surface railway line in Glasgow, Scotland, built to connect suburban routes east and west of the city, and to relieve congestion at the Queen Street terminus.

Construction of the cut-and-cover route, only the fourth such in Great Britain, was formidably complex, but the line opened in 1886. It was steam operated, leading to complaints about smoky conditions. It had a four-platform low level station at Queen Street, and was heavily used.

The line was electrified in 1960 and today forms the central part of the North Clyde electric railway network.