Glasgow Central Station Reopens After Fire

0:00On March 24th, Glasgow Central Station in Scotland will reopen all platforms and run a full-time table on Wednesday for the first time since a big fire. Nearby on March 8th, the blaze started in a vape shop on Union Street and gutted a historic Victorian building from 1851, leaving only the front wall, standing. Network Rail finished key demolition work and safety checks to make this possible. Last week, they already brought back platforms 7-15 with a reduced schedule and now platforms 1-6 join them for normal. Operation. The fire shut down high-level rail services completely for 10 days, causing headaches for commuters and businesses around Gordon Street and Union. Street. Local shops like Sainsbury's and Tesco branches stay closed due to the exclusion zone and buses faced ongoing diversions. Local Scot rail routes return to full service this week, including lines to Edinburgh, via shots and car stairs, cascarts circle, Paisley Canal, and others like Newton and Barhead.

1:05Avantai West Coast also resumes two trains per hour, though passengers should still check ahead. While the main Gordon Street entrance remains shut with a small safety zone in place, folks can use Hope Street or low-level doors instead. Even wraps up soon, getting the area back to normal step-by-step.