Cathedral of the Industrial Revolution

Glasgow Central Station was opened in 1879 and was extended further between 1901 and 1906. Designed by Robert Rowand Anderson, a well-known Scottish architect also noted for his design of the Scottish National Portrait Galley in Edinburgh and Mount Stuart House in Bute.

The engineer, Donald Matheson, provided the dramatic roofscape of arched girders over the station extension. This is a much beloved and superbly restored temple of the industrial revolution.

The entrance features ornate ironwork. Seven pillars support the glazed porte-cochere arcade with the travel centre behind and the stone edifice of the Central Hotel rising above. In 2009 the station won the National Rail Awards Major Station of the Year and Overall Station of the Year.

Glasgow Central Station is the start or end point of trips for 40 million people every year.