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Glasgow Queen Street

Station facts:

  • Glasgow Queen Street station is a manned station situated to the north of George Square
  • The station is close to Buchanan Street Underground station and is just a 10 minute walk from the city's other main rail terminus, Glasgow Central
  • Planned station facilities include:
    • An extensive station building which houses a ticket office, shops and cafés
    • Separate ticket machines and an information kiosk
    • Two separate areas of platforms; 'high level' and 'low level'
    • High level platforms occupy the larger part of the station, accessed directly from the main concourse
    • Low level platforms handle suburban trains and can be accessed from the high level concourse or North Hanover St.
    • 24 hour CCTV for both station and car park monitored from regional control rooms
    • 76 car-parking spaces (of which 2 are for people with disabilities)

Glasgow facts:

Population: 578,800

Primary schools: 170

Secondary schools: 31

Higher Education: 3 universities and 15 colleges including Glasgow University and the world renowned Glasgow School of Art

Key fact: Glasgow is Scotland's largest city with its history stretching back almost two thousand years. As well as being the UK's largest retail centre after London, the once nominated Culture Capital of the year is also one of Europe's top 20 financial centres and is home to many of Scotland's leading businesses.