| / /1865 | Glasgow Central Station (Caledonian Railway)
The Caledonian Railway buys land at Blythswoodholm (the lower part of the Blythswood Estate, west of Glasgow's old town centre). |
| 22/11/1877 | Glasgow Central Station (Caledonian Railway)
Approval for locomotive shed, Eglinton Street Shed, at Eglinton Street. |
| / /1878 | Glasgow Central Station (Caledonian Railway)
Eglinton Street Shed, a four road brick locomotive shed with 42ft turntable, opened to reduce engine movements to Polmadie Shed via the congested Bridge Street Junction to Gushetfaulds section. The new shed was a sub-shed of Polmadie. |
| 01/10/1878 | Glasgow Central Station (Caledonian Railway)
Original bridge across the Clyde from Bridge Street to Glasgow Central completed, Clyde Viaduct [Glasgow Central] [1st]. |
| 01/08/1879 | Glasgow Central Station (Caledonian Railway)
Glasgow Central opened. |
| 18/11/1884 | Glasgow Central Station (Caledonian Railway)
Eglinton Street Shed converted for carriages. |
| / /1902 | Glasgow Central Station (Caledonian Railway)
Eglinton Street Shed sidings and turntable used for engines again. |
| / /1906 | Glasgow Central Station (Caledonian Railway)
Glasgow Central station enlarged and a massive new bridge across the River Clyde opened, Clyde Viaduct [Glasgow Central]. |
| 28/02/1909 | Glasgow Central Station (Caledonian Railway)
Enlarged Eglinton Street station opened. |
| /10/1914 | Glasgow Central Station (Caledonian Railway)
Eglinton Street Shed gains new pits. |
| / /1915 | Glasgow Central Station (Caledonian Railway)
Eglinton Street Shed turntable replaced with 51ft. |
| /04/1920 | Glasgow Central Station (Caledonian Railway)
Eglinton Street Shed coaling depot improved. |
| 04/05/1920 | Glasgow Central Station (Caledonian Railway)
Eglinton Street Shed rented out to West of Scotland Aviation Co. |
| / /1959 | Glasgow Central Station (Caledonian Railway)
Eglinton Street Shed sidings, turntable and coaling facility falls out of use due to introduction of DMUs, which are serviced at Cook Street, Smithy Lye Carriage Sidings. |
| /01/1961 | Glasgow Central Station (Caledonian Railway)
Original Clyde Viaduct [Glasgow Central] [1st] bridge over the Clyde taken out of use. |
| 02/01/1961 | Glasgow Central Station (Caledonian Railway)
Approach lines to the station re-signaled to use the new bridge only. The electropneumatic power frame signal box on the bridge removed. |
| 01/02/1965 | Glasgow Central Station (Caledonian Railway)
Eglinton Street station closed. |
| /04/1970 | Caledonian Railway
Wishaw and Coltness Railway
Clydesdale Junction Railway
Polloc and Govan Railway
Glasgow Central Station (Caledonian Railway)
West Coast Main line electrification authorised. |
| / /1972 | Glasgow Central Station (Caledonian Railway)
Automatic ticket barriers introduced. |
| 22/10/1972 | Glasgow Central Station (Caledonian Railway)
Powerbox modernised. |
| 06/05/1974 | Caledonian Railway
Wishaw and Coltness Railway
Clydesdale Junction Railway
Polloc and Govan Railway
Glasgow Central Station (Caledonian Railway)
Glasgow Central to Carlisle electrification complete. |
| 13/02/1998 | Glasgow Central Station (Caledonian Railway)
Last mail train runs from the station to Cardiff. |
