Buchanan Street Station (Not Subway)
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2004 5:57 pm
Following on from the thread about St Enoch Station, I found some
interesting stuff at the Virtual Mitchell about Glasgow's least know
and least (visually & architecurally) impressive rail terminus.
The drab entrance
Kiosks inside the station
A train emerges from the tunnel into the station. This tunnel portal
remains in situ, although the area in the foreground has been converted
into flats. The retaining wall held back the Monkland Canal, now buried
in a pipe below the M8 motorway.
High level view of the area, with Queen Street Station at the right. circa 1971-75
More central view, with Parlimentary Road cutting a path straight
through Townhead. That part of the road is now a footpath. Note: none of
the Townhead masionettes have been built yet. circa 1971-75
The area of the station and goods yard. Note the Caledonian Uni
(nee Glasgow College of Technology) appearing rather isolated as
Cowcaddens Road hasn't been built yet. The building in the bottom
centre of the picture survived until the late 1990's and the main entrance
to Buchanan St Bus Station was immediately next to it. The new hotel
building built on it's site curiously kept to the same misalignment.
The Buchanan St Railway Station main building was to the middle left
in the area now occupied by parked cars. The influence cars were beginning
to have on the city centre is clear to see in these images.
Scotrail House (later Railtrack House) is to the left of the University
buildings and is wrongly quoted as having been built on the site of the
Railway Station. This is not true, as pictures available in many books
clearly show. Note also the dark, hole in the ground to the upper right
of the muddy field - this is an air vent for the Queen St Station tunnel
and the new east part of Cowcaddens Road now passes to the immediate
north of it. circa 1971-75
The old building next to the new Bus Station. Note the multi storey
eyesore, er, carpark behind it. The famous Apollo Thearte Building is
in the background. circa 1976
High level view of the area. Parlimentary Road has been cut off at the
new section of North Hanover St (although a part survived in use up at
the Castle St end until the early 1980's). The new Bus Station is complete
as is Cowcaddens Road east. Re-alignment of "Killermont St" (nee
Parlimentary Road) has yet to take place. It wasnt complete until the early
1980's - not a very welcoming site for visitors to the city, was it? The
Cunningham St bridge over Queen St Station and the demolished remnants of the old
Bus Station survived in situ as a surface car park until the hideous
Buchanan Galleries were built. circa 1976
James H
interesting stuff at the Virtual Mitchell about Glasgow's least know
and least (visually & architecurally) impressive rail terminus.
The drab entrance
Kiosks inside the station
A train emerges from the tunnel into the station. This tunnel portal
remains in situ, although the area in the foreground has been converted
into flats. The retaining wall held back the Monkland Canal, now buried
in a pipe below the M8 motorway.
High level view of the area, with Queen Street Station at the right. circa 1971-75
More central view, with Parlimentary Road cutting a path straight
through Townhead. That part of the road is now a footpath. Note: none of
the Townhead masionettes have been built yet. circa 1971-75
The area of the station and goods yard. Note the Caledonian Uni
(nee Glasgow College of Technology) appearing rather isolated as
Cowcaddens Road hasn't been built yet. The building in the bottom
centre of the picture survived until the late 1990's and the main entrance
to Buchanan St Bus Station was immediately next to it. The new hotel
building built on it's site curiously kept to the same misalignment.
The Buchanan St Railway Station main building was to the middle left
in the area now occupied by parked cars. The influence cars were beginning
to have on the city centre is clear to see in these images.
Scotrail House (later Railtrack House) is to the left of the University
buildings and is wrongly quoted as having been built on the site of the
Railway Station. This is not true, as pictures available in many books
clearly show. Note also the dark, hole in the ground to the upper right
of the muddy field - this is an air vent for the Queen St Station tunnel
and the new east part of Cowcaddens Road now passes to the immediate
north of it. circa 1971-75
The old building next to the new Bus Station. Note the multi storey
eyesore, er, carpark behind it. The famous Apollo Thearte Building is
in the background. circa 1976
High level view of the area. Parlimentary Road has been cut off at the
new section of North Hanover St (although a part survived in use up at
the Castle St end until the early 1980's). The new Bus Station is complete
as is Cowcaddens Road east. Re-alignment of "Killermont St" (nee
Parlimentary Road) has yet to take place. It wasnt complete until the early
1980's - not a very welcoming site for visitors to the city, was it? The
Cunningham St bridge over Queen St Station and the demolished remnants of the old
Bus Station survived in situ as a surface car park until the hideous
Buchanan Galleries were built. circa 1976
James H