Editing Glasgow (section)

===Public transport===

Glasgow has a large urban transport system, mostly managed by the [[Strathclyde Partnership for Transport]] (SPT). The city has many bus services; since [[Bus deregulation in the United Kingdom|bus deregulation]] almost all are provided by private operators, though SPT part-funds some services. The principal bus operators within the city are: [[First Glasgow]], [[McGill's Bus Services]], [[Stagecoach West Scotland]] and [[West Coast Motors]]. The main bus terminal in the city is [[Buchanan bus station]].

Glasgow has the most extensive [[commuter rail|urban rail]] network in the UK outside London, with rail services travelling to a large part of the [[Strathclyde|West of Scotland]]. Most lines were electrified under [[British Rail]]. All trains running within Scotland, including the local Glasgow trains, are operated by [[ScotRail]], which is owned by the [[Scottish Government]]. [[Glasgow Central railway station|Central station]] and [[Glasgow Queen Street railway station|Queen Street station]] are the two main railway terminals. Glasgow Central is the terminus of the {{cvt|642|km|mi|adj=on}} long [[West Coast Main Line]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/virgin/ |title=West Coast Main Line Pendolino Tilting Trains, United Kingdom |publisher=Railway-technology.com |access-date=25 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110827004335/http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/virgin/ |archive-date=27 August 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> from [[Euston railway station|London Euston]], as well as [[TransPennine Express]] services from Manchester and [[CrossCountry]] services from Birmingham, Bristol, Plymouth and various other destinations in England. Glasgow Central is also the terminus for suburban services on the south side of Glasgow, Ayrshire and Inverclyde, as well as being served by the cross city link from Dalmuir to Motherwell. Most other services within Scotland&nbsp;– the main line to Edinburgh, plus services to Aberdeen, Dundee, Inverness and the Western Highlands&nbsp;– operate from Queen Street station.

The city's suburban network is almost completely divided by the River Clyde. Over the years there have been proposed initiatives such as [[Crossrail Glasgow|Crossrail]] to better connect the suburban network. The city is linked to Edinburgh by [[Glasgow to Edinburgh Lines|four direct railway links]]. In addition to the suburban rail network, SPT operates the [[Glasgow Subway]]. The Subway is the United Kingdom's only completely underground [[rapid transit|metro]] system and is  the world's third oldest underground railway after the [[London Underground]] and the [[Budapest Metro]].<ref>{{cite web |author=SPT |url=http://www.spt.co.uk/subway/facts.html |title=SPT Subway |date=16 April 1980 |access-date=12 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071229231523/http://www.spt.co.uk/subway/facts.html |archive-date=29 December 2007}}</ref> Both railway and subway stations have a number of [[park and ride]] facilities.

As part of the wider regeneration along the banks of the River Clyde, a [[bus rapid transit]] system called [[Clyde Fastlink]] is operational between Glasgow City Centre to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spt.co.uk/corporate/about/projects/fastlink/ |title=Fastlink – SPT – Corporate Information – Strathclyde Partnership for Transport |website=www.spt.co.uk |access-date=13 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905071858/http://www.spt.co.uk/corporate/about/projects/fastlink |archive-date=5 September 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

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|File:Main Concourse at Glasgow Central Station.JPG|[[Glasgow Central railway station]]
|File:QueenStreet1.jpg|[[Glasgow Queen Street railway station|Queen Street railway station]] 
|File:Glasgow seen from St Andrew House 2006 - Buchanan Bus Station (cropped).jpg|[[Buchanan Bus Station]]
|File:Glasgow Subway Stadler unit at West Street 160624 (53794657872).jpg|[[Glasgow Subway]] is Scotland's only underground, and the third oldest network in the world<ref>{{cite web |title=Glasgow Subway {{!}} SPT {{!}} Corporate Information {{!}} Strathclyde Partnership for Transport |url=http://www.spt.co.uk/corporate/about/our-services/glasgow-subway/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190221114639/http://www.spt.co.uk/corporate/about/our-services/glasgow-subway/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2019-02-21 |access-date=4 July 2024 |date=21 February 2019}}</ref>
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