Govan subway station

"Govan station" redirects here. For the defunct surface station, see Govan railway station.

Govan subway station is a station that serves the area of Govan in Glasgow, Scotland. It is located on the south side of the River Clyde. Just south of the station is the main depot and test track for the Glasgow Subway. The station is located near the historic Govan Old Parish Church.

Govan
Scottish Gaelic: Baile a' Ghobhainn[1]
General information
Location	737 Govan Road Govan, Glasgow, G51 2YJ[2] Scotland
Coordinates	55°51′44″N 4°18′38″W
Operated by	SPT
Platforms	2 (side platforms)
Tracks	2
Bus stands	6
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Parking	No[2]
Bicycle facilities	Yes (bike shed)[2]
Accessible	Yes (step-free access)[3]
History
Opened	14 December 1896
Rebuilt	16 April 1980; 44 years ago (1980-04-16)
Previous names	Govan Cross (1896–1977)
Passengers
2018	0.802 million[4]
2019	0.803 million[5]
2020	0.372 million[5]
2021	0.426 million[5]
2022	0.656 million[6]
Services
Preceding station SPT Following station Ibrox anticlockwise / inner circle Glasgow Subway Partick clockwise / outer circle
Location
Notes Passenger statistics provided are gate entries only. Information on gate exits for patronage is incomplete, and thus not included.[7]

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 million in recent years and with 990,000 recorded in 2004/05.^[8]

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 station's surface buildings were replaced, and its single island platform was changed to a dual side platform arrangement.

Govan (under its former name of Govan Cross) is one of the stations mentioned in Cliff Hanley's song The Glasgow Underground.^[9]

Govan includes a lift and escalator. Along with St Enoch subway station, it is one of two Glasgow Subway stations that is wheelchair accessible.^[10][11]

On 29 June 2011, a man died after being hit by one of the service's rolling stock at 09:12.^[12]

Past passenger numbers

• 2004/05: 0.990 million annually^[8]
• 2011/12: 0.945 million annually^[13]