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Alexandra Parade

Scottish Gaelic: *Pairèad Alexandra*^[1]
Alexandra Parade; Scottish Gaelic: Pairèad Alexandra
General information
Location	Glasgow Cross, Glasgow; Scotland
Coordinates	55°51′49″N 4°12′39″W / 55.8637°N 4.2107°W
Grid reference	NS617655
Managed by	ScotRail
Transit authority	SPT
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	AXP
Fare zone	1
Key dates
1 July 1881	Opened as Alexandra Park
1 January 1917	Station closed
2 June 1919	Station reopened
9 July 1923	Station renamed Alexandra Parade
Passengers
2019/20	0.393 million
2020/21	59,874
2021/22	0.200 million
2022/23	0.264 million
2023/24	0.362 million
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Notes
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	Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
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Alexandra Parade railway station is a railway station in Glasgow, Scotland. The station is 1+3⁄4 miles (2.8 km) east of Glasgow Queen Street on the Springburn branch of the North Clyde Line. The station is managed by ScotRail.

It was built as part of the City of Glasgow Union Railway which provided a link across the Clyde (between the Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway at Shields Junction and the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway at Sighthill Junction).

The station's westbound platform was closed for routine maintenance works on January 18, 2025, during which the platform was demolished and rebuilt.^[3] It reopened on May 17, 2025.^[4]

2tph to Dumbarton Central via Glasgow Queen St Low Level, Yoker and Dalmuir
2tph to Springburn

On Sundays, an hourly Partick to Springburn service each way operates between 10am and 6pm.^[5]

Preceding station	National Rail		Following station
Barnhill		ScotRail North Clyde Line	Duke Street
	Historical railways
Garngad Line open; Station closed		City of Glasgow Union Railway G&SWR and NBR	Duke Street Line and Station open

^ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Butt (1995)
^ Williams, Craig (6 December 2024). "Glasgow stations to benefit from £5m platform improvements". Herald Scotland. The Herald. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
^ "Station Improvement Work: Major engineering at Alexandra Parade station from Saturday 18 January to Saturday 17 May". National Rail. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
^ Table 226 National Rail timetable, December 2018

Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.

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[FOOTNOTEBrailsford2017Gaelic/English_Station_Index-1] Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.

[butt-2] Butt (1995)

[heraldarticle-3] Williams, Craig (6 December 2024). "Glasgow stations to benefit from £5m platform improvements". Herald Scotland. The Herald. Retrieved 26 August 2025.

[nrpost-4] "Station Improvement Work: Major engineering at Alexandra Parade station from Saturday 18 January to Saturday 17 May". National Rail. Retrieved 26 August 2025.

[5] Table 226 National Rail timetable, December 2018

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v t e Railway stations and subway stations in Glasgow
City centre stations	Anderston Argyle Street Charing Cross Glasgow Central Glasgow Queen Street High Street
Other stations	Alexandra Parade Anniesland Ashfield Baillieston Barnhill Bellgrove Bridgeton Cardonald Carmyle Carntyne Cathcart Corkerhill Croftfoot Crookston Crosshill Crossmyloof Dalmarnock Drumchapel Drumry Duke Street Dumbreck Easterhouse Exhibition Centre Garrowhill Garscadden Gilshochill Hillington East Hillington West Hyndland Jordanhill Kelvindale Kennishead King's Park Langside Maryhill Maxwell Park Mosspark Mount Florida Mount Vernon Muirend Nitshill Partick Pollokshaws East Pollokshaws West Pollokshields East Pollokshields West Possilpark & Parkhouse Priesthill & Darnley Queen's Park Robroyston Scotstounhill Shawlands Shettleston Springburn Summerston
Glasgow Subway stations	Hillhead Kelvinbridge St George's Cross Cowcaddens Buchanan Street St Enoch Bridge Street West Street Shields Road Kinning Park Cessnock Ibrox Govan Partick Kelvinhall
Disused stations	Bellahouston Bellahouston Park Halt Botanic Gardens Bridge Street Bridgeton Central Buchanan Street (mainline) Calderpark Halt College Crow Road Cumberland Street Dawsholm Dunlop Street Eglinton Street Finnieston Gallowgate Gallowgate Central Garngad Glasgow Cross Glasgow Green Gorbals Govan Hyndland Ibrox Kelvinbridge Kelvinside Kirklee Main Street Maryhill Central Merkland Street Mount Vernon North Parkhead Stadium (GCR) Parkhead North (NBR) Partick Central Partickhill Partick West Pollokshields Possil Shields Shields Road Southside St Enoch (mainline) Strathbungo Tollcross Whiteinch Victoria Park
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v t e Railway stations served by ScotRail
Grouped by Scottish Parliament regions. Stations listed in italics are request stops.
Glasgow	Alexandra Parade Anderston Anniesland Argyle Street Ashfield Baillieston Barnhill Bellgrove Blantyre Bridgeton Burnside Cambuslang Cardonald Carmyle Carntyne Cathcart Charing Cross (Glasgow) Corkerhill Croftfoot Crookston Crosshill Crossmyloof Dalmarnock Drumchapel Duke Street Dumbreck Easterhouse Exhibition Centre Garrowhill Garscadden Gilshochill Glasgow Central Glasgow Queen Street High Street (Glasgow) Hillington East Hillington West Hyndland Jordanhill Kelvindale Kennishead King's Park Kirkhill Langside Maryhill Maxwell Park Mosspark Mount Florida Mount Vernon Muirend Newton Nitshill Partick Pollokshaws East Pollokshaws West Pollokshields East Pollokshields West Possilpark & Parkhouse Priesthill & Darnley Queens Park (Glasgow) Robroyston Rutherglen Scotstounhill Shawlands Shettleston Springburn Summerston
Central Scotland	Airbles Airdrie Bargeddie Bellshill Blairhill Caldercruix Camelon Carfin Chatelherault Cleland Coatbridge Central Coatbridge Sunnyside Coatdyke Croy Cumbernauld Drumgelloch East Kilbride Falkirk Grahamston Falkirk High Gartcosh Greenfaulds Hairmyres Hamilton Central Hamilton West Hartwood Holytown Kirkwood Larbert Larkhall Merryton Motherwell Polmont Shieldmuir Shotts Stepps Thorntonhall Uddingston Whifflet Wishaw
Lothian	Addiewell Armadale Bathgate Blackridge Breich Brunstane Curriehill Dalmeny Edinburgh Gateway Edinburgh Park Edinburgh Waverley Eskbank Fauldhouse Haymarket Kingsknowe Kirknewton Linlithgow Livingston North Livingston South Musselburgh Newcraighall Shawfair Slateford South Gyle Uphall West Calder Wester Hailes
South Scotland (and England)	Annan Auchinleck Ayr Barassie Barrhill Carlisle Carluke Carstairs Drem Dumfries Dunbar Dunlop East Linton Galashiels Girvan Gorebridge Gretna Green Kilmarnock Kilmaurs Kirkconnel Lanark Longniddry Maybole New Cumnock Newtongrange Newton-on-Ayr North Berwick Prestonpans Prestwick International Airport Prestwick Town Sanquhar Stewarton Stow Stranraer Troon Tweedbank Wallyford
West Scotland	Alexandria Ardlui Ardrossan Harbour Ardrossan South Beach Ardrossan Town Arrochar and Tarbet Balloch Barrhead Bearsden Bishopbriggs Bishopton Bogston Bowling Branchton Busby Cardross Cartsdyke Clarkston Clydebank Craigendoran Dalmuir Dalreoch Dalry Drumfrochar Drumry Dumbarton Central Dumbarton East Fairlie Fort Matilda Garelochhead Giffnock Glengarnock Gourock Greenock Central Greenock West Hawkhead Helensburgh Central Helensburgh Upper Hillfoot Howwood Inverkip Irvine Johnstone Kilpatrick Kilwinning Langbank Largs Lenzie Lochwinnoch Milliken Park Milngavie Neilston Paisley Canal Paisley Gilmour Street Paisley St James Patterton Port Glasgow Renton Saltcoats Singer Stevenston Thornliebank Wemyss Bay West Kilbride Westerton Whinhill Whitecraigs Williamwood Woodhall Yoker
Mid Scotland and Fife	Aberdour Alloa Blair Atholl Bridge of Allan Burntisland Cameron Bridge Cardenden Cowdenbeath Crianlarich Cupar Dalgety Bay Dunblane Dunfermline City Dunfermline Queen Margaret Dunkeld & Birnam Gleneagles Glenrothes with Thornton Invergowrie Inverkeithing Kinghorn Kirkcaldy Ladybank Leuchars Leven Lochgelly Markinch North Queensferry Perth Pitlochry Rannoch Rosyth Springfield Stirling Tyndrum Lower Upper Tyndrum
North East Scotland	Aberdeen Arbroath Balmossie Barry Links Broughty Ferry Carnoustie Dundee Dyce Golf Street Huntly Insch Inverurie Kintore Laurencekirk Monifieth Montrose Portlethen Stonehaven
Highlands	Achanalt Achnasheen Achnashellach Alness Altnabreac Ardgay Arisaig Attadale Aviemore Banavie Beasdale Beauly Bridge of Orchy Brora Carrbridge Connel Ferry Conon Bridge Corpach Corrour Culrain Dalmally Dalwhinnie Dingwall Duirinish Duncraig Dunrobin Castle Elgin Falls of Cruachan Fearn Forres Forsinard Fort William Garve Georgemas Junction Glenfinnan Golspie Helmsdale Invergordon Inverness Inverness Airport Invershin Keith Kildonan Kinbrace Kingussie Kyle of Lochalsh Lairg Loch Awe Loch Eil Outward Bound Lochailort Locheilside Lochluichart Mallaig Morar Muir of Ord Nairn Newtonmore Oban Plockton Rogart Roy Bridge Scotscalder Spean Bridge Strathcarron Stromeferry Tain Taynuilt Thurso Tulloch Wick
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