Glasgow Subway
Also known as SPT Subway, Fo-rèile Ghlaschu
underground metro line in Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Key facts
- Native name
- Fo-rèile Ghlaschu
- Locale
- Glasgow , Scotland
- Transit type
- Light metro
- Annual ridership
- 13 million (2024/25)
- Website
- Official website
- Began operation
- 14 December 1896 ; 129 years ago ( 1896-12-14 )
- Operator s
- Strathclyde Partnership for Transport
- System length
- 6 + 1 ⁄ 2 mi (10.5 km)
- Track gauge
- 4 ft ( 1,219 mm ) narrow gauge
- Electrification
- Third rail , 600 V DC
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- Official website
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