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Under the Charing Cross Masterplan for the area unveiled by Glasgow City Council and the owner of Elmbank Gardens - London and Scottish Property Investments (L&SPI), [1] the current surface buildings will be demolished and rebuilt as part of a new development which will see most of the surrounding 1970s-era office blocks demolished and the site ...
The M8, Scotland's busiest motorway, passing under Charing Cross in central Glasgow. The M8 is Scotland's busiest motorway, running from the capital city of Edinburgh, approximately 40 miles (64 km) to the east of Glasgow, through the centre of Glasgow and on to Bishopton in western Renfrewshire, 13 miles (21 km) further west. The motorway was ...
Charing Cross is a major road junction and area within the centre of Glasgow, Scotland.It is situated north of the River Clyde at the intersection of Sauchiehall Street, St George's Road, Woodlands Road, North Street and Newton Street, [1] as well as being at a major interchange of the M8 motorway, which runs beneath in a subterranean cutting.
The system is not the oldest underground railway in Glasgow: that distinction belongs to a three-mile (five-kilometre) section of the Glasgow City and District Railway opened in 1886, now part of the North Clyde Line of the suburban railway network, which runs in a tunnel under the city centre between High Street and west of Charing Cross.
The line runs through central Glasgow, and the principal station on the line is Glasgow Queen Street (Low Level). The section through the city centre largely runs in tunnels between High Street and the former Finnieston station (west of Charing Cross at the intersection of Argyle Street and Kent Road). This is the oldest stretch of underground ...
Glasgow Central (Scottish Gaelic: Glaschu Mheadhain), usually referred to in Scotland as just Central or Central Station, is one of two principal mainline rail terminals in Glasgow, Scotland. The railway station was opened by the Caledonian Railway on 1 August 1879 and is one of 20 managed by Network Rail . [ 3 ]
Elmbank Gardens is a multi-use commercial complex (and the name given to a former street) in the Charing Cross area of Glasgow, Scotland.Best known for its signature 13-storey tower (often nicknamed the Charing Cross Tower or the Elmbank Tower) which overlooks the M8 motorway and stands directly opposite the Mitchell Library, it was designed by Richard Seifert and constructed between 1970 and ...
Glasgow Cathedral, Glasgow Cross A803 No access J16 (Craighall) Aberfoyle, George Square Dumbarton A82: J17 (Great Western Road) Dumbarton A82 Anderston, Charing Cross (Access from J20 on-ramp only) Glasgow City Centre (Accessible all routes) J18 (Charing Cross) Kelvingrove, Charing Cross: Clydebank, S.E.C.C. A814 (Access from J20 on-ramp only)