Opening to Passengers
- When
- 14 December 1896
- Where
- Glasgow, Scotland
- Part of
- Glasgow Subway opens
The Glasgow District Subway opened to passengers on 14 December 1896, becoming the third-oldest underground metro system in the world.
Construction began in 1891 following the 1890 Act. The system opened to passengers on 14 December 1896, ranking behind the Metropolitan Railway in London (1863) and the Budapest Metro (1896). It was the first mass transit system known as a "subway." Sources distinguish the passenger opening from any earlier test running, but the supplied passages do not state a test-running date. Late that evening a collision under the River Clyde injured four people, closing the line until 19 January 1897.
Sources
- Glasgow Subway Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-23
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