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Glasgow Subway

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Glasgow Subway

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Also known as SPT Subway, Fo-rèile Ghlaschu

underground metro line in Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Key facts

Native name
Fo-rèile Ghlaschu
Locale
Glasgow , Scotland
Transit type
Light metro
Annual ridership
13 million (2024/25)
Website
Official website
Began operation
14 December 1896 ; 129 years ago ( 1896-12-14 )
Operator s
Strathclyde Partnership for Transport
System length
6 + 1 ⁄ 2 mi (10.5 km)
Track gauge
4 ft ( 1,219 mm ) narrow gauge
Electrification
Third rail , 600 V DC

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Encyclopedic overview

North Clyde Line

Merkland Street

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Glasgow Subway” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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