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Urban area including Glasgow in Scotland
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Clydeside is a region around Glasgow in the Central Belt of Scotland, with a population in 2020 of 1,028,220. It more-or-less corresponds to Greater Glasgow, and half-a-dozen other names, but it's not a metropolis or other unit of local government. Informally "Clydeside" is used to distinguish the lower River Clyde catchment, heavily urbanised and industrial, from the more rural upstream river valley to the south, known as "Clydesdale".
By train
Railway routes converge on Glasgow's two mainline stations.
By bus
Long distance buses all run to Glasgow Buchanan bus station, 300 yards north of Queen Street railway station. They seldom stop elsewhere in this region, but some exceptions are:
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