Exhibition Centre Scottish Gaelic: Ionad Taisbeanaidh[1]
View east along Platform 2 towards Anderston
General information
Location	Finnieston, Glasgow Scotland
Coordinates	55°51′40″N 4°16′58″W / 55.8611°N 4.2828°W / 55.8611; -4.2828
Grid reference	NS571655
Managed by	ScotRail
Transit authority	SPT
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	EXG
History
Original company	Glasgow Central Railway
Pre-grouping	Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping	LMS
Key dates
26 November 1894	Opened as Stobcross (GCR to Maryhill)
5 May 1896	L&DR to Clydebank opened
10 August 1896	GCR services commenced through to Glasgow Central
3 August 1959	Station closed to passengers
5 October 1964	Line closed to all traffic
5 November 1979	Reopened as Finnieston
1986	Renamed Exhibition Centre
Passengers
2018/19	1.943 million
2019/20	1.960 million
2020/21	0.300 million
2021/22	0.809 million
2022/23	1.158 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Exhibition Centre railway station, previously called Finnieston (1979–1986) and Stobcross (1894–1959) due to its location in the Stobcross area of the city, is a railway station in Glasgow on the Argyle Line. It serves the OVO Hydro, the SEC Centre and the SEC Armadillo which are accessible by adjoining footbridge from an island platform. The station suffers badly from congestion at concerts as most of Greater Glasgow can be reached from the station. There is a siding adjacent to Platform 2, that can be used as a turnback siding for trains terminating at Anderston or Glasgow Central Low Level. The line is served by Class 318s and Class 320s. Ticket gates are in operation.

History

In the days when the station was named Stobcross, the formation in front of Platform 1 was originally double track, with a platform where the overhead electrification masts are currently located. Just inside the tunnel from Partick, there was a junction.

The route, now disused, to the north went to the Glasgow Central Railway's Maryhill Central.

The route to the west is partially used by the Argyle Line link to the North Clyde Line (a new single track tunnel being constructed to connect up at Finnieston West Junction). Previously the line went to Partick Central railway station^[2] (which at one time had been renamed Kelvin Hall) and onwards along the River Clyde to Dumbarton.

In 2017, the station's signage was changed to Craiglang,^[3] after the fictional town from the sitcom Still Game as a live version of the show was playing at the nearby OVO Hydro. Actors Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill provided pre-recorded safety announcements during this time.^[4] They had previously provided on-board announcements during a 2014 live-show run.^[5]

Incidents

Heavy rain in December 1994 resulted in the River Kelvin bursting its banks at Kelvinbridge and the resultant torrent through the disused Glasgow Central Railway tunnel flooded the Argyle Line trapping Class 314 Units at Glasgow Central Low Level.^[6]

At 08:34 on Monday 3 September 2007, a set of empty coaches derailed after leaving the sidings at Exhibition Centre to start the 08:38 service from Anderston to Motherwell. This derailment resulted in two members of staff being injured and the line between Partick and Rutherglen being closed for two days.^[7]

Routes

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Anderston		ScotRail Argyle Line		Partick
	Historical railways
Anderston Line and Station open		Glasgow Central Railway Caledonian Railway		Kelvinbridge Line and Station closed
		Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway Caledonian Railway		Partick Central Line partially open; Station closed