Glasgow Central - low level refurbishment

[JModulo]

Any idea when they'll fix it? I don't think having the train stop that far down is a good idea when the escalators are further up.

A station window at Bridgeton has been broken for a few years now so...

 

[Furrball]

Looks like they will all have a coat of dust...

https://twitter.com/ScotRail/status/1523592559876272129?t=fKGnd5BtJhEPXOt58BL37g&s=19

ℹ️ Due to engineering works on the Argyle Line we're experiencing dust circulating when our trains pass through stations between Argyle St - Glasgow Central.
Passengers will wait at street level until services arrives. Masks are also available at the ticket office. Apologies.

 

[318259]

And also in my opinion I would like to see the old announcer come back (the one in 2019), I really dislike the current one.

Yeah, the new platform announcer is horrid.

The old Ditra / Allison McKay system sounded much better.

 

[dorsetdesiro]

Are there escalators to the lower level platforms at Central and Queen Street? If not, are there any plans to install these? Quite archaic & Victorian to have steps in 2022 as Glasgow users deserve better when Edinburgh's Haymarket & Waverley have escalators.

 

[Peter0124]

Are there escalators to the lower level platforms at Central and Queen Street? If not, are there any plans to install these? Quite archaic & Victorian to have steps in 2022 as Glasgow users deserve better when Edinburgh's Haymarket & Waverley have escalators.

Theres escalators from the High Level platforms to the street level then from there to the link corridor but thats about it. Just stairs and a lift to the actual platforms. There really should be escalators on all levels. And that middle staircase could do with being made wider, walking down that for a train when everyones leaving was a nightmare.

There could be space to extend the platform width a little bit and move the track on platform 16 more to the right as there is a larger gap there between the track and the wall compared to 17. That's if more space is needed for wider stairwells (the middle one) / escalators. Could also be good if a third stairwell was built on the Anderston end of the station and exited nearer to the new JP Morgan office by Robertson Street.

 

[Huntergreed]

Just been through and… nothing’s changed (from what I could tell).

Still appeared exactly the same to me for the most part:

 

[Peter0124]

Have yous had a look at Argyle St/Anderston yet? Does it still have the yellow panels and blue Scotrail signage on the wall?

 

[Scotrail12]

I genuinely wonder what happened to the plans earlier in the thread to refurbish Central LL. From a passenger perspective, nothing has been done in the platform area or tunnels to the ticket hall. And Argyle Street remains yellow.

 

[Nev85]

I genuinely wonder what happened to the plans earlier in the thread to refurbish Central LL. From a passenger perspective, nothing has been done in the platform area or tunnels to the ticket hall. And Argyle Street remains yellow.

A quick look at the planning application status shows those plans still under consideration and thus unrelated to the closure just ended:

 

[Scotrail314209]

What exactly has been done. The way Scotrail made it out, it was like they were making visible improvements that passengers could see… did they really close it for so many months for barely any tidy up at the stations?

 

[Peter0124]

Really surprised they didn't even bother to fix the yellow line at Glasgow Central low level it's all fading away, and could have also had the opportunity to install tactile paving so we wouldn't hear that awful sounding tannoy announcement.

 

[Mrwerdna1]

Ok, so as predicted, Glasgow LL will (hopefully) receive a refresh later on, perhaps in a few months or a year or so. What about Argyle Street though, because unlike Anderston (where work is currently taking place) and Glasgow LL (where work is supposed to take place in the future), I'm not aware of any plans to refurbish the station, though I presume it will follow suit at some point?

 

[Scotrail12]

I mean, come on…

We pay a lot of money to use trains in Scotland, at least paint the damn station.

 

[Blindtraveler]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but last time any significant money was spent at argyle Street was the escalator replacement in the mid 2000s. Must be almost falling due for another one 1-in 5 years or so

 

[Peter0124]

I mean, come on…

We pay a lot of money to use trains in Scotland, at least paint the damn station.

Whilst this isn't an issue in the slightest, I do find it funny that some of the Scotrail logos when standing right infront of it just look like they say "Scot". I believe the "Rail" part of it has some kind of transparent font used lol cause looking from a different angle is different.

 

[mcmad]

What exactly has been done. The way Scotrail made it out, it was like they were making visible improvements that passengers could see… did they really close it for so many months for barely any tidy up at the stations?

As I said in post 31, the block was primarily for structures repairs to some of the tunnel sections in the cut and cover, anything else that could be added in had to fit around the core requirements, and with budgets tight, not cost too much. Have heard also that the condition of the tunnel roofs was worse than expected and so not all the nice to do works (not just tidying up the stations other non structures works) didn't happen.

 

[Peter0124]

Found out that tactile paving and a new yellow line were installed at Argyle St, but why not Central?

 

[Furrball]

Argyle Street was being done prior to the shutdown

 

[Mrwerdna1]

Seems like the planning application has been approved (yay). I wonder when Scotrail will give the details regarding when the works are to take place.

22/00355/LBA | Internal alterations | Central Station 79 Gordon Street Glasgow G1 3SQ

 

[Peter0124]

Seems like the planning application has been approved (yay). I wonder when Scotrail will give the details regarding when the works are to take place.

22/00355/LBA | Internal alterations | Central Station 79 Gordon Street Glasgow G1 3SQ

Yay! I am just surprised Anderston was done first seeing as it's the least used of the city centre stations. I am looking forward to seeing what the new Glasgow Central will look like, and hopefully it's brighter and more welcoming than currently.

Though I wonder how they'll close off the station to do the work without closing the line, I suppose Argyle Street could be a slightly inconvenient short-term alternative.

 

[Blindtraveler]

My money is on late December as soon as the Christmas markets are finished.