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Glaswegian and Scottish Dictionary :
Words and Translations into English.
Glaswegian or Scottish Word:
Subway
English Meaning :
Glasgow's attempt at an underground system.
There are fifteen stations arranged in a loop.
The subway is nicknamed nickname, "The Clockwork Orange" (supposedly coined from the title of the book and film A Clockwork Orange).
Example
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Glasgow Underground Stations
* Hillhead — Serves the University of Glasgow, Glasgow Botanic Gardens and Byres Road
* Kelvinbridge — For Great Western Road and Kelvingrove Park.
* St. George’s Cross - Surface building rebuilt during construction of M8 during late 1960s
* Cowcaddens - Serves The Willow Tearooms and Glasgow School of Art
* Buchanan Street — connects to Glasgow Queen Street Station via travelator
* St Enoch — short walk to Glasgow Central Station and Argyle Street railway station
* Bridge Street. Serves the O2 Academy.
* West Street.
* Shields Road. Park and Ride.
* Kinning Park
* Cessnock — Serves the Glasgow Science Centre (including Glasgow Tower, the IMAX cinema), BBC Scotland and the STV Studios
* Ibrox — (named Copland Road before modernisation) (also serves Ibrox stadium)
* Govan (named Govan Cross before modernisation)
* Partick (replaced the pre-modernisation Merkland Street station; the old station is slightly to the south-west of the current one)
* Kelvinhall (named Partick Cross before modernisation).
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