A fire in a vape shop near Glasgow Central Station began last night. Thankfully, Network Rail says it is now under control, and both ScotRail and Network Rail have issued statements regarding train services.
The station is currently closed until further notice, with no estimate of when it may reopen.
It means that no trains will be running from the High Level platforms, affecting the likes of ScotRail, TransPennine Express and Avanti West Coast.
The low-level station is also closed, but trains will run through the station non-stop to serve Argyle Street station.
Here are the latest updates that we have available.
08:43 – Updated travel advice
Avanti West Coast say that no trains will run to and from Glasgow Central today, with an amended service running to Motherwell, Carlisle and Preston. Ticket acceptance is in place with CrossCountry, London North Eastern Railway, ScotRail and TransPennine Express.
CrossCountry passengers can use ScotRail trains to complete their journey.
ScotRail is also being majorly disrupted, with the following services fully suspended:
- Edinburgh to Glasgow via Shotts / Carstairs
- Glasgow Central circular services
- Glasgow Central to Paisley Canal
- Glasgow Central to Newton
- Glasgow Central to Barrhead
- Glasgow Central to Neilston
- Glasgow Central to East Kilbride
- Glasgow Central to Ardrossan South Beach / Ardrossan Harbour
- Glasgow Central to Auchinleck
Some services are running but are also being terminated short on the following lines:
- Glasgow Central to Gourock services (down to 1tph) will start/terminate from Paisley Gilmour Street
- Glasgow Central to Wemyss Bay services (1tph) will run between Paisley Gilmour Street and Wemyss Bay, and will run express between Port Glasgow and Paisley
- Glasgow Central to Largs will start/terminate at Kilwinning
- Glasgow Central to Lanark will start/terminate at Motherwell
- Glasgow Central to Kilmarnock services will start/terminate at Barrhead
- Glasgow Central and Ayr (1tph) will start/terminate at Paisley Gilmour Street
- Glasgow Central to Dumfries / Carlisle will start/terminate at Kilmarnock
- Glasgow Central to Stranraer services will start/terminate at Kilmarnock
ScotRail says ticket acceptance is in place with Lothian Buses and McGills buses, with rail replacement buses operating on some routes.
TransPennine Express services will not operate between Glasgow Central and Liverpool Lime Street / Manchester Airport today, and the operator has placed a Do Not Travel warning in place.
Ticket acceptance is in place with Avanti West Coast, Northern, ScotRail and TPE services from Edinburgh.
08:35 – Updated statements released
“Glasgow Central Station remains closed until further notice, and will not reopen on Monday morning, following a fire in a building on Union Street on Sunday.
“The fire is now under control, but emergency services, including Police Scotland and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, remain on site as they continue to manage the incident.
“All services to Glasgow Central remain suspended and passengers are advised to seek alternative travel arrangements.
“We will continue to provide further updates as soon as more information becomes available.”
Network Rail Spokesperson“Unfortunately, we will not be able to operate train services in or out of Glasgow Central high level tomorrow following the impact of the major fire near to the station. Our trains which operate via Glasgow Central low level will continue to run, but will not stop at the station.
“We are sorry to customers for the impact this will cause, and we would urge them to check their journey options before they travel, and we aware there will be very limited replacement transport.
“We will keep customers updated via our social media channels, and you can also visit our website, or use the ScotRail app to find out what services will be operating.”
Mark Ilderton, ScotRail Service Delivery Director
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