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Glasgow Times
23-06-2025
- Glasgow Times
Glasgow Subway news, interviews and updates
Operated by the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT), it features a 15-station, single-loop underground light-metro. This unique system serves both Glasgow's city centre and West End. (Image: Archive) Read on for all the latest Glasgow Subway news, interviews and updates. Latest Glasgow Subway news As reported by the Glasgow Times, here is a selection of the latest Glasgow Subway news stories. Glasgow Subway issues warning ahead of Glasgow Summer Sessions Update issued ahead of Glasgow subway strike action Glasgow subway workers could strike over working conditions Where does the Glasgow Subway go? The Glasgow Subway map features a 10-mile circuit with 15 stations, connecting the West End and the city centre. The subway includes both an inner circle that runs anticlockwise and an outer circle that runs clockwise. (Image: Newsquest) The stations are: Bridge Street, Buchanan Street, Cessnock, Cowcaddens, Govan, Hillhead, Ibrox, Kelvinbridge, Kelvinhall, Kinning Park, Partick, Shields Road, St Enoch, St George's Cross, and West Street. Glasgow Subway timetable Glasgow's Subway runs from 6.30am to 11.40pm from Monday to Saturday and 10am to 6.12pm on Sunday. Trains come every four minutes at peak times and every six to eight minutes during off-peak times. A complete circuit of all 15 stations takes 24 minutes. Glasgow Subway tickets An adult single costs £1.85 while a return ticket is £3.50. To travel all day (unlimited), the ticket will cost £4.45. All ticket prices, including the Subway Smartcard, can be found here. Glasgow Subway card The Glasgow Subway offers commuters a money-saving option known as the Subway Smartcard. Go here to find out more information. Is there a Glasgow Subway park and ride? Parking options are provided at three Subway stations. These are Bridge Street, Kelvinbridge and Shields Road Subway stations. Park and Ride (all day parking and return Subway journey) costs £7.90. Short-term parking for 30 minutes is £1.05, parking for one hour costs £2.05, and for two hours is £3.10. Getting to the Ibrox from the subway Ibrox Stadium is easily accessible via the Subway, located just a short walk from the station. The Subway takes up to 15 minutes to travel on the Outer Circle from the city centre. What happened to the subway's old carriages? Glasgow's old fleet of subway trains were pulled in June 2024 after transporting passengers across the city for 44 years. The 1980 Metro-Cammell trains were famous for their orange exterior and retro interior becoming an iconic part of Glasgow heritage. Some carriages were bought by enthusiasts, like train legend Francis Bourgeois. Though he did reveal the cushions on the carriage had a 'mature urine smell'. If you'd like to see one yourself, we previously reported one of the trains will be preserved in the Riverside Transport Museum in the city.
The Independent
13-02-2025
- Business
- The Independent
Wobbly trains cost Scotland transport operator £120,000 to fix
A transport operator in Scotland spent almost £120,000 retrofitting new subway trains after passengers complained that the service was too wobbly. Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT), operator of the Glasgow Subway, splashed out to stabilise the fleet by fitting over 100 dampers to carriages. The 17 new train cars launched last year as part of a £288 million revamp of Glasgow's underground rail system. In the new fleet, features include a walk-through design, air conditioning and greater wheelchair accessibility. The multimillion modernisation programme started in 2016 to upgrade deteriorating Metro-Cammell trains, which had been in service for 44 years. A freedom of information request by The Scotsman revealed that SPT paid £119,256.80 for the installation of 102 renewed dampers. The figure includes all technical work, the supply of new materials and installation. Passengers had officially complained to SPT that they had been 'thrown about' in the new subway carriages. A commuter wrote on X/Twitter that the new trains 'rattle about a lot more'. The train dampers are devices designed to reduce the vibrations and noise in trains for smoother journeys on the service known as 'The Clockwork Orange'. According to SPT, the trains met all required safety standards and the dampers were added to improve 'ride quality'. An SPT spokesperson said: 'Following feedback from some passengers, SPT paid for the retrofitting of dampers to be added to the new train fleet to improve the ride quality of the trains in the system. 'While what the train manufacturer delivered met the applicable standards set for trains, we requested the additional dampers be added to further improve the ride.' It added to The Scotsman: 'The price was quoted without VAT as SPT is able to reclaim the VAT amount and therefore it is cost neutral from SPT's perspective.'
