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Govan subway station

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This station forms an interchange with Govan bus station, being adjacent to it. 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
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The station has two platforms. Prior to its closure for modernisation in 1977, the station was called Govan Cross. The appearance of cracks in the roof of the old station led to its premature closure in 1977, before the modernisation programme could take place. As part of this programme, the
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Passenger statistics provided are gate entries only. Information on gate exits for patronage is incomplete, and thus not included.
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On 29 June 2011, a man died after being hit by one of the service's rolling stock at 09:12.
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Govan (under its former name of Govan Cross) is one of the stations mentioned in
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million in recent years and with 990,000 recorded in 2004/05.
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station's surface buildings were replaced, and its single
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Govan railway station
Scottish Gaelic
Glasgow Subway


Govan
Scotland
55°51′44″N 4°18′38″W / 55.86222°N 4.31056°W / 55.86222; -4.31056
SPT
side platforms
bike shed
step-free access
Glasgow Subway
SPT
Ibrox
Glasgow Subway
Partick
Govan
Glasgow
River Clyde
Glasgow Subway
Govan Old Parish Church
island platform
side platform
Cliff Hanley
lift
escalator
St Enoch subway station
"Glasgow's Gaelic Underground"
Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba

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