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In 1451, the University of Glasgow was founded by papal bull and established in religious buildings in the precincts of Glasgow Cathedral. By the start of the 16th century, Glasgow had become an important religious and academic city and by the 17th century the university had moved from the cathedral precincts to its own building in the High Street.
The area's actual population increased during this period and the urban spread of Glasgow now covers a much larger area than it did at the start of the 20th century. Bruce's underlying aim of a less densely populated city was ultimately achieved. At its peak in the 1930s Glasgow's inner city population was 1.1 million, today it is roughly 600,000.
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1960: Glasgow electric Blue Train system starts; Dame Jean Roberts is elected Glasgow's first female Lord Provost; 1962: Last route of the Glasgow Corporation Tramways closes; 1964: University of Strathclyde established; [72] Beeching closes low-level (Argyle) line; 1966: Buchanan Street railway station and St Enoch railway station close [45] [73]
Intermediate stations at Dalmarnock, Bridgeton, Glasgow Central Low Level and Anderston were reopened, and a new station opened at Argyle Street. The Maryhill Line in Glasgow re-opened to stopping trains in 1993, which had ceased in the 1960s. It is a suburban railway line linking central Glasgow (Queen Street station) and Anniesland via Maryhill.
In July 2014, Glasgow City Council began a cycle hire scheme with 400 bikes at 31 locations around Glasgow. [3] [4] The scheme proved a success within two years, and the scheme's operator NextBike won a contract to expand the scheme to 900 bikes at 100 locations. [5] Sustrans' National Cycle Network maps three routes through Glasgow: the 7, 75 ...
Glasgow is the most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in west central Scotland. Flag of Glasgow City Council Coat of arms of Glasgow City Council
This is a route-map template for the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway, a Scottish railway line and/or company. For a key to symbols, see {{ railway line legend }} . For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap .