Abandoned Platforms at Glasgow Central Low Level?

Bittern · 2 Sep 2010

I understand that before it was originally closed, Central's Low Level had four platforms. Two were reopened in 79 at part of the Argyle Line.

Before, I thought it was always two platforms, just that today's station was slightly 'moved over' because you can see what looks like the way the railway used to enter the station just as you pull up from the Argyle Street direction. I've recently discovered that it was four platforms, and heard that the two remaining platforms are still there in SITU, and can be accessed by Central's staff.

Can anyone confirm this?

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Scotrail84 · 2 Sep 2010

Bittern said:
I understand that before it was originally closed, Central's Low Level had four platforms. Two were reopened in 79 at part of the Argyle Line.

Before, I thought it was always two platforms, just that today's station was slightly 'moved over' because you can see what looks like the way the railway used to enter the station just as you pull up from the Argyle Street direction. I've recently discovered that it was four platforms, and heard that the two remaining platforms are still there in SITU, and can be accessed by Central's staff.

Can anyone confirm this?

Cant confirm it but i know there is subways under the high level platforms that are now disused and cn only be acessed by rail staff.

As for the 2 LL platforms - Carter USM over to you mate.

Railsigns · 2 Sep 2010

The EGIP proposals looked into reopening one or both of the closed platforms at Glasgow Central Low Level as east-facing bays.

Glasgow Queen Street Low Level used to have four platforms as well.

CarterUSM · 2 Sep 2010

Scotrail84 said:
Cant confirm it but i know there is subways under the high level platforms that are now disused and cn only be acessed by rail staff.

As for the 2 LL platforms - Carter USM over to you mate.

To be honest, i cannot confirm 100% but as far as i've been told there are. I've been down in the bowels before though, there is a large store hall that was used as a morgue during the war. Bittern, have you tried hidden glasgow or other sites of that ilk? One of the Network rail managers is a bit of a Glasgow Central history buff too, loves telling folk about the station history.

Nightrider · 2 Sep 2010

CarterUSM said:
To be honest, i cannot confirm 100% but as far as i've been told there are. I've been down in the bowels before though, there is a large store hall that was used as a morgue during the war. Bittern, have you tried hidden glasgow or other sites of that ilk?

Could try urbanglasgow.com, big local railway section.

Lee_Again · 2 Sep 2010

This site is worth a look.

Click Here

ADRboy · 2 Sep 2010

There were 4 platforms but the foundations for the building across from the Radisson Blu hotel are blocking the path to re-open them again.

Nightrider · 2 Sep 2010

Lee_Again said:
This site is worth a look.

Click Here

:roll:

Snap.

MidnightFlyer · 2 Sep 2010

When did the orig Glasgow C LL close. I take it all 4 closed and obnly 2 reopened?

Also, what happened to the 2 at Queen St LL?

Hmm, are there any other abondoned bits to stations liek this?

Thanks

Nightrider · 2 Sep 2010

MattE2010 said:
When did the orig Glasgow C LL close. I take it all 4 closed and obnly 2 reopened?

Seems to have closed in 1974.

http://www.railbrit.co.uk/location.php?loc=Glasgow%20Central%20Low%20Level

Railsigns · 2 Sep 2010

Nightrider said:
Seems to have closed in 1974.

http://www.railbrit.co.uk/location.php?loc=Glasgow%20Central%20Low%20Level

No, it closed in 1965.

Nightrider · 2 Sep 2010

MattE2010 said:
Hmm, are there any other abandoned bits to stations like this? Thanks

At Bridgeton station you can still part of what was the branch off to Carmyle.
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Railsigns said:
No, it closed in 1965.

Correct, my mistake.

CarterUSM · 2 Sep 2010

Nightrider said:
At Bridgeton station you can still part of what was the branch off to Carmyle.

The London road Tunnel? I noticed recently that it was accessible from the opposite end as the door has disappeared from the entrance.

DaveNewcastle · 3 Sep 2010

MattE2010 said:
Also, what happened to the 2 at Queen St LL?

I'm not quite sure what you're asking.
Queen Street Low Level was 4 lines and is now 2. The platforms were very narrow and now they're unusually wide. In other words, the current 2 platforms occupy the same underground chamber which peviously housed 4.
Does that answer your query?

MidnightFlyer · 3 Sep 2010

DaveNewcastle said:
I'm not quite sure what you're asking.
Queen Street Low Level was 4 lines and is now 2. The platforms were very narrow and now they're unusually wide. In other words, the current 2 platforms occupy the same underground chamber which peviously housed 4.
Does that answer your query?

Yep, thank you

Nightrider · 3 Sep 2010

The old Rutherglen station platform was there for many years.
Maybe its still there or has the new M74 motorway building taken it away.

sprinterguy · 3 Sep 2010

Hmm, are there any other abondoned bits to stations liek this? Thanks

Sunderland station is a very similar story to Queen Street LL: It was originally four platforms, formed of two islands. Following the closure of the line to Penshaw, the station was modernised and rationalised in the mid 60s to early 70s and only the eastern island platform remained in use. Now, if I remember correctly, the disused Western island platform was visible from the active platforms in the early nineties, but I think with the construction of the Tyne and Wear Metro extension to Sunderland, which saw the eastern island widened, so that there was room for only one running line instead of two between the islands, the disused side of the station was bricked up behind a wall built on the edge of the disused island. BUT, you can still see into the hidden bricked up section and the disused island platform when approaching from Park Lane, as the southern end tunnel portal remains uncovered.

90019 · 3 Sep 2010

MattE2010 said:
Hmm, are there any other abondoned bits to stations liek this? Thanks

Edinburgh Waverley has a sign above the entrance to the tunnel that was part of the Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway IIRC.
The other end of that one is in Canonmills, at the back of a playpark.

Bittern · 3 Sep 2010

Nightrider said:
The old Rutherglen station platform was there for many years.
Maybe its still there or has the new M74 motorway building taken it away.

It's still there.

me123 · 3 Sep 2010

Aye, still there. The M74 doesn't cross the WCML at Rutherglen.

Peter Mugridge · 3 Sep 2010

All this reminds me that in 2004 while on holiday in Glasgow we came across a large wall in the middle of a park; looked over the wall and there was a huge void with a derelict but intact two platform two track station at the bottom of the void!

Quite an interesting and unexpected find. Can't think why I didn't take a photo of it...

route:oxford · 3 Sep 2010

90019 said:
Edinburgh Waverley has a sign above the entrance to the tunnel that was part of the Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway IIRC.
The other end of that one is in Canonmills, at the back of a playpark.

Friend of mine did a study of Waverley station as part of his architecture degree way back in the early 90s.

I recall at the time he said that it was a maze of rooms, vaults, corridors etc under the station - indeed I think they found one of the vaults under the car-park whilst the new council offices were being built.

90019 · 3 Sep 2010

route:oxford said:
I recall at the time he said that it was a maze of rooms, vaults, corridors etc under the station - indeed I think they found one of the vaults under the car-park whilst the new council offices were being built.

Oh yeah, there's loads under Waverley, I'd love to get a chance to have a look round it.
I think there were still some shops under it until recently?

jamesontheroad · 3 Sep 2010

Peter Mugridge said:
All this reminds me that in 2004 while on holiday in Glasgow we came across a large wall in the middle of a park; looked over the wall and there was a huge void with a derelict but intact two platform two track station at the bottom of the void!

That sounds like the Botanic Gardens station?

me123 · 3 Sep 2010

Sounds like it to me as well. Some pictures are on this site (and elsewhere).

I used to walk through there every day in First Year at university, and didn't actually find it until the day of my last exam :oops:

Bittern · 3 Sep 2010

I would love to get to stand on those Platforms. Unfortunately, the tunnel at the Kirklee side is fenced up. Kirklee's old platforms are, however, very accessible.

Nightrider · 3 Sep 2010

jamesontheroad said:
That sounds like the Botanic Gardens station?

Didn,t Glasgow Green station get turned into pub.

http://www.hiddenglasgow.com/rail/glasgowgreen.htm

MidnightFlyer · 3 Sep 2010

Tried to look to see if Glasgow Green station was still up, there's a disused building and a load of rubble where the station (I think) used to be

90019 · 3 Sep 2010

Look closely on the left of this pic, in the darker gap between the trees, and you can see the remains of one of the platforms of Granton Road Station, the track the photo's taken on is routed up over the other platform.

Peter Mugridge · 3 Sep 2010

Thank you all, yes - I think that must have been the station we saw. The pictures do tally with my memory.

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