Dating from 1886,it was originally part of the Glasgow City and District Railway,the first underground railway in Scotland,and as such the station is built below the surface of the surrounding streets. The station was built using the cut and cover method,with the original walls being visible on the open air section at the western end of the platforms. Nearby points of interest include Sauchiehall Street and the Mitchell Library,and the station (along with nearby Anderston - a stop on the Argyle Line),serves the city's financial district,making this station popular with commuters.
The original surface building of the station was located at the western end of the platforms,on North Street adjacent to the Mitchell Library,but in 1968 it was demolished due to it being in the path of the new Glasgow Inner Ring Road,and the surface access to the station was moved to its eastern end,with a new surface building constructed as part of the Elmbank Gardens office complex in 1971 - the building was designed by the Richard Seifert &Partners. In 1995 it received a minor refurbishment when lifts were provided down to platform level. The present station contains a staffed ticket office.
Under the Charing Cross Masterplan for the area unveiled by Glasgow City Council and the owner of Elmbank Gardens - London and Scottish Property Investments (L&SPI),[1] the current surface buildings will be demolished and rebuilt as part of a new development which will see most of the surrounding 1970s-era office blocks demolished and the site redeveloped with new offices and student accommodation.
Automatic ticket gates have now been installed and came into operation on 3 June 2011.[citation needed]
Services
The service pattern,Mondays-Saturdays Daytime,is as following:[2]
Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1sted.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC22311137.
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