Exhibition Centre railway station, previously called Finnieston and Stobcross, is a railway station in Glasgow on the Argyle Line. It serves the OVO Hydro, the SEC Centre and the SEC Armadillo, and more broadly the Finnieston area of Glasgow, which are accessible by adjoining footbridge from the island platform. The station is between Anderston and Partick, from Rutherglen Central Junction (where the Argyle Line joins the West Coast Main Line). 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.
History
The station opened in 1894 or 1896, as Stobcross, and closed on 3 August 1959. Twenty years later, on 5 November 1979, the station reopened as Finnieston, and in 1986 was renamed to Exhibition Centre.
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.Hidden Glasgow: Partick Central
In 2017, the station's signage was changed to Craiglang, 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. They had previously provided on-board announcements during a 2014 live-show run.
Accidents & 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 two Class 314s at Glasgow Central Low Level.Hidden Glasgow: 1994 Floods The station, along with the other stations to Rutherglen opened on 24 September 1995. The line was closed because of flooding again from 30 July to 20 August 2002.
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.
Facilities
The station has a ticket office and ticket machines, toilets, cycle storage, live departure screens and help points.
Passenger volume +Passenger volume at Exhibition Centre2004–052005–062006–072007–082008–092009–102010–112011–122012–132013–142014–152015–162016–172017–182018–192019–202020–212021–222022–232023–242024–25Entries and exits499,226632,930762,762866,4601,019,8321,054,2361,171,7981,317,7681,369,4441,375,4921,639,8541,742,5281,891,5001,847,7921,943,1801,959,630300,276809,2481,157,9381,639,9321,772,544 The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
Services As of the May 2026 timetable, on weekdays and Saturdays, there is 6 trains per hour each way. Westbound, trains run to Dalmuir (4 via Yoker and 2 via Singer), and a few peak time and late evening services terminate at Garscadden and Milngavie. Eastbound, there are 3 trains per hour to Motherwell (2 via Hamilton and 2 via Whifflet) and 2 trains per hour to Larkhall. On Sundays the service is broadly similar with 4 trains per hour, westbound to Milngavie and Balloch (2 trains per hour to each), and eastbound to Motherwell (2 trains via Hamilton and 1 via Whifflet) and Larkhall.eNRT May 2026 Edition, Tables 206, 207 (Network Rail)
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External links
Video footage of Exhibition Centre station