Partick station

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Partick

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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
Platforms2 ScotRail and 2 Glasgow Subway
Bus stands6
Connections BSicon BICYCLE.svg National Cycle Route 7
Construction
Bicycle facilities144 bike shed spaces [2] [3]
Accessible Step-free access
Other information
Station codePTK
Fare zone G2
History
Opened17 December 1979;44 years ago (1979-12-17) [4]
Original company British Railways
Passengers
2018/19Decrease2.svg 2.944 million
 Interchange Increase2.svg 0.491 million
Preceding station Glasgow Subway.svg 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

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 Partick eastbound waiting room.jpg
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]

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Notes

  1. ↑ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
  2. 1 2 "Bike parking facilities". spt.co.uk. Strathclyde Partnership for Transport. Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
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  4. 1 2 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.
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  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.
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  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. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 3 "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.
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  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.
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  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.
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  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
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