Partick station

Partick Partaig [1]
Main entrance on Merkland Street
General information
Location	Partick, Glasgow Scotland
Coordinates	55°52′11″N4°18′33″W / 55.8698°N 4.3092°W / 55.8698; -4.3092
Grid reference	NS555664
Managed by	ScotRail
Transit authority	SPT
Platforms	2 ScotRail and 2 Glasgow Subway
Bus stands	6
Connections	National Cycle Route 7
Construction
Bicycle facilities	144 bike shed spaces [2] [3]
Accessible	Step-free access
Other information
Station code	PTK
Fare zone	G2
History
Opened	17 December 1979;44 years ago (1979-12-17) [4]
Original company	British Railways
Passengers
2019/20	2.935 million
Interchange	0.503 million

Preceding station	SPT			Following station
Govan anticlockwise / inner circle		Glasgow Subway		Kelvinhall clockwise / outer circle

Notes
Passenger statistics provided are gate entries only. Information on gate exits for patronage is incomplete, and thus not included. [17]

Partick subway station is one of the largest stations on the Glasgow Subway network, and has around 1.01 million boardings per year. ^[18] This is due in part to its situation within the city and also the National Rail network. Partick is a relatively large population centre of Glasgow housing around 100,000 people, a significant number of whom use the subway to commute to the city centre.

Furthermore, Partick station is an interchange for two lines on the National Rail network. People commuting from outside Glasgow to one of the areas covered by the underground network may choose to continue their journey from Partick to allow for ease of transfer between the services and to avoid a lengthy walk between (for example) Glasgow Central and St Enoch.

It is one of only three with a dual side platform layout (the others being Govan and St Enoch). The rest have either a single central platform covering both circles or two platforms with a track running at the same side of each. The new Partick station replaced Merkland Street, which was located to the south, after modernisation. It should not be confused with the old Partick Cross station which is now known as Kelvinhall and is the next station clockwise from Partick.

It is the only station on the Subway that interchanges directly with a railway station, although Buchanan Street is linked to Queen Street by a length of moving walkway. St Enoch once shared this distinction, before its parent St Enoch railway station was closed in the 1960s and demolished in 1977.

Partick is one of three subway stations on the SPT Subway line to benefit from mobile telephone service nodes, the others being Buchanan Street and Hillhead. These nodes allow users of the O2 cellular network to use their mobile telephones while waiting on a subway train. The idea was to trial the technology at the busiest stations and, if successful, to put similar devices at each station eventually extending service across the entire network. As yet, the trial is incomplete.

The Partick subway station is not wheelchair accessible. The only two Glasgow Subway stations with wheelchair access are Govan and St Enoch, both of which feature a lift and escalator. Aside from Govan and St Enoch, Partick is the only Glasgow Subway station that includes an escalator. ^{[12] [19]}

Past passenger numbers

• 2011/2012: 1.032 million annually ^[20]

Bus station

The bus station is situated above ground, adjacent to the National Rail platforms. It has six stances. It was closed from October 2017 to September 2018 for a £2.5 million refurbishment. ^{[21] [22]} Routes include the M4 Anniesland–Partick.

Modernisation

2005–2009 project

Inside the eastbound waiting room

Strathclyde Passenger Transport Authority began planning an extensive modernisation of the Partick station site – which had remained largely unchanged since its opening in 1979 – as early as 1998. Work began in late 2005 and was originally scheduled for completion in January 2007. However, delays to the project resulted in this date being put back on a number of occasions. The demolition and construction work was carried out while the site remained open to avoid any disruption in rail and underground services, arguably one of the most ambitious attributes of the project. ^[23]

The total cost of the project was estimated to be around £12.3 million with professional fees and third-party costs accounting for £2.6 million of this. However, due to delays in the progression of the works and unforeseen difficulties – such as ground conditions on the land the station occupies, only discovered after the commencement of work – the company in charge of the development, C Spencer Construction, made a claim for a further £6.3 million. ^[24]

In early 2009, the project finally reached its conclusion and on 31 March, the new station was officially opened to the public. The work done includes the construction of a completely new and modern station building which incorporates a brand new ticket office (which has been in use since 2008). The station concourse has been completely renovated and new signs have been posted similar to those seen in Glasgow Central and Queen Street stations. Both railway platforms have been refurbished and now have their own indoor waiting rooms. Lifts linking the concourse to the National Rail platforms were installed. ^[25]

2012–2013 project

The Subway platforms were renovated between summer 2012 and spring 2013 at a cost of £1.2 million. All floor, wall, and ceiling finishes were replaced with new contemporary designs. Improved lighting, signage, and facilities for disabled people were introduced. ^[26]

Lifts linking the concourse to the Subway platforms were to be installed as part of this project because the necessary land is not owned by SPT. The future provision of lifts has, however, been safeguarded. ^[27]

References

Notes

1. Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
2. "Bike parking facilities". spt.co.uk. Strathclyde Partnership for Transport. Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
3. Mullen, Stacey (15 March 2018). "Do you ride a bike and use the train? Partick gets more parking spaces for cyclists". Glasgow Times. Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
4. Butt (1995), page 181
5. "Home at last! - Corporate Information - Strathclyde Partnership for Transport". SPT. 1 February 2011. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
6. "Scotland's busiest and quietest train stations revealed". STV News . 24 November 2022. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
7. "ORR Station Usage Statistics 2022/23" (PDF).
8. "The Gaels In Glasgow". Archived from the original on 5 July 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2008.
9. The usage information (Station Entries and Station Exits) is based on ticket sales in the financial year 2002/03 and covers all National Rail stations. Continued usage notes Archived 4 March 2006 at the Wayback Machine , and Excel format table for all stations Archived 13 February 2006 at the Wayback Machine available.
10. Table 226 National Rail timetable, May 2016
11. King, Jake (12 July 2020). "Glasgow's Gaelic Underground". Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba . Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
12. "Maps & stations". spt.co.uk. Strathclyde Partnership for Transport. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
13. "Accessibility & mobility". spt.co.uk. Strathclyde Partnership for Transport. Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
14. "Request for some usage statistics". Strathclyde Partnership for Transport. 11 January 2019. Archived from the original on 1 March 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019– via WhatDoTheyKnow.
15. "Station usage statistics" (PDF). Strathclyde Partnership for Transport. 20 July 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023– via WhatDoTheyKnow.
16. "Request for annual Subway station patronage 2022". 22 February 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
17. "Freedom of Information Request: Subway Station Usage Statistics" (PDF). Strathclyde Partnership for Transport. 3 August 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023– via WhatDoTheyKnow.
18. "SPT: Statistics & Trends 2005" (PDF). www.spt.co.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2007.
19. "Glasgow's Subway needs to be more accessible, say campaigners". Glasgow Standard. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
20. "Freedom of Information request: Subway station patronage - 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012". Strathclyde Partnership for Transport. 18 December 2012. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019– via WhatDoTheyKnow.
21. Loney, Gillian (6 October 2017). "Partick Bus Station closes this month - here's everything you need to know". GlasgowLive. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
22. "Partick Interchange Bus Station to reopen". SPT. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
23. "Clyde Waterfront". Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 21 April 2009.
24. Evening Times Online, Cost of Partick station revamp soars by £6.3m Archived 22 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine , published 12 May 2008
25. Partick Interchange Rebuilding SPT microsite (preserved at archive.org)
26. "Partick Subway station to get £1.2 million upgrade". 22 June 2012. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
27. "Subway Modernisation - progress update" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2012.

Sources

• Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN   978-0-9549866-9-8.
• Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
• Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN   978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC   22311137.
• Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN   978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC   228266687.
• Location of Partick station on navigable OS map

External links

• Media related to Partick Bus Station at Wikimedia Commons
• Media related to Partick railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Media related to Partick subway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Video footage of Partick Station