Glasgow Subway

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The Glasgow Subway is an underground rapid transit system serving the city of Glasgow, Scotland, and is one of the oldest metro systems in the world.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf metro system
public transport system
rapid transit system
underground railway
characteristic circular route
fully underground
country United Kingdom
depot Broomloan Depot
electrification 600 V DC third rail
fareSystem integrated with wider SPT network
formerName Glasgow Subway self-linksurface differs
surface form: Glasgow District Subway

Glasgow Subway self-linksurface differs
surface form: Glasgow Underground
hasStation Bridge Street subway station
Buchanan Street subway station
Cessnock subway station
Cowan Road subway station
Cowcaddens subway station
Govan subway station
Hillhead subway station
Ibrox subway station
Kelvinbridge subway station
Kelvinhall subway station
Kinning Park subway station
Partick subway station
Shields Road subway station
St Enoch subway station
St George's Cross subway station
West Street subway station
locatedIn Glasgow
Scotland
loopDirection inner circle
outer circle
modernisation 21st-century upgrade programme including new trains and signalling
major refurbishment in late 1970s
notableFor being one of the oldest metro systems in the world
being the third-oldest underground metro system after London and Budapest
numberOfLines 1
numberOfStations 15
numberOfTracks 2
openingDate 1896-12-14
operator Strathclyde Partnership for Transport
originalOpeningYear 1896
owner Strathclyde Partnership for Transport
rollingStock Stadler-built subway trains
systemLength 10.5 km
6.5 mi
trackGauge 4 ft (1,219 mm)
website https://www.spt.co.uk/travel-with-spt/subway/

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Hillhead servedBy Glasgow Subway
Zone G fareSystem Glasgow Subway
Zone G network Glasgow Subway
this entity surface form: Glasgow Subway network