Queen Street Railway Station in Glasgow

Queen Street railway station in Glasgow is the second largest of the two existing city railway terminals. In terms of workload, it ranks third in Scotland. During the year, about 21 million passengers pass through it. The station is located in a sector between George Street in the south, the Kesidral Street Bridge in the north, at the intersection of the north end of Queen Street and George Square. The station serves the northern suburbs and surroundings of Glasgow, serving as the terminus for all long-distance destinations in northern Scotland.

The station was built by the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway and officially opened in 1842. After 20 years it was absorbed by the North British Railway. For a long time there was a problem with lifting trains through the tunnel in Kovlairs, sometimes even ropes and stationary engines were used to drag trains upwards from the outside. There were also problems that Queen Street Station could not take very long trains due to its clamped position between George Square and the tunnel.

At the moment, the station has two platforms - the Upper level for north-south directions, and the Lower - for east-west. They are connected by stairs at both ends and elevators from Platform 7 to the Upper Level. The upper level is larger than the lower level and serves as the final stop for all Edinburgh trains and all directions north of Central Belt.

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