THE MAIN CONCOURSE

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Going Clockwise from the Main Entrance (from Gordon Street)

As you enter the concourse, the wall retreats east, with the shell monument on The northwest corner of this recess.

Continuing East, Beyond the Shell

Second Recess

North Side
  entrance to Currency Exchange
assistance phone metal box with call button to ask staff to unlock the toilet
disabled person's toilet A
East Side
  2 blank doors
South Side
  blank wall

Continuing South, Beyond the Second Recess

  recess with blank door in east side
WH Smith

The wall of the concourse curves left across the front of WH Smith, to become the north side.

North Side

  2 RBS cash points
door to Station Reception
Coopers Bar
tactile mat before steps to Union Street

East Side, Going South from the Union Street Entrance

entrance to toilets (ladies and gents)
slope up
Taste (sandwiches), at the top of the slope
blank door
Burger King
2 photo booths
left luggage
2 blank doors
free phone
customers lounge, with automatic doors
10 pay phones
blank door
steps up east, not for public use
wall juts out, as start of south side

South Side

  blank wall, across track 1
entrances to platforms 1 and 2

A low wall juts north from the end of platform 2

West Side

  2 FastTicket machines

The east support for the main departures board is just north of this wall.

Continuing South Side, Going West from Platform 2

  Starbucks, jutting north, entrances in east and north sides
entrance to platforms 3 and 4
West Cornwall Pasty Co.

The wall retreats south, the west support for the main departures board is in line with the original frontage.

Continuing South Side, Beyond the West Support for the Main Departures Board

  entrance to platforms 5 and 6

The ends of tracks 6 and 7 lie about six metres south of the line established by the ends of tracks 1 to 5.

At the north end of platform 6 is a building with:

North Side
  Upper Crust
East Side
  blank
South Side
  lift, not for public use
West Side
  2 photo booths
Upper Crust

Continuing South Side of Concourse, West of Platform 6

The floor slopes up, the surface changes from concrete to tiles which are found throughout the concourse.

  wall across tracks 6 and 7
entrance to platforms 7 and 8

The north end of track 8 is about four metres south of the line established by the ends of tracks 6 and 7.

Continuing West on South Side, Beyond Platforms 7 and 8

  end of track 8
bin

Concourse Recedes South

East Side
  6 pay phones
blank wall
10 pay phones
blank wall to the start of the island platform 9 and 10

As we move south past the phones towards platforms 9 and 10 we pass a building to our right (west).

The Building at the North End of Platforms 9 and 10

North Side
  Franco's Italian Cuisine
East Side
  windows
South Side
  blank
West Side
  tables and chairs, outside Franco's

>Continuing West on South Side, Beyond the Island Platform 9 and 10

  building, north of the ends of tracks 10 and 11

The Building Opposite the Ends of Tracks 10 and 11

East Side
  blank.
South Side
  floor slopes up, changing from concrete to tiles
blank door
lift, not for public use
West Side
  Tartan Line
North Side
  Natwest cash machine
Lloyds TSB cash machine

The ends of tracks 10 and 11 are about four metres south of the line established by the end of track 9.

Continuing West on South Side, Beyond the Ends of Tracks 10 and 11

  platform 11

The road from the vehicle entrance in Hope Street runs between platforms 11 and 12 With short stay parking and drop-off points. The disabled persons' drop-off point is near the start of platform 11.

Note, traffic flows one way, going south.

Continuing West on South Side, Beyond the Road

  platform 12
end of tracks 12 and 13
platform 13

The ends of tracks 12 and 13 lie about four metres south of the line established by the ends of tracks 10 and 11.

The west wall of the station runs along platform 13, which is a separate platform.

The West Side of the Concourse, Going North from the start of Platform 13

The wall juts east with the lift to the low level station. This lift takes you to the low level concourse and intermediate level, you need to take a second lift from there to reach the platforms.

There's a metal rail before you reach the road which runs east, before curving south. The railing marks the north boundary of this part of the concourse.

Beyond the end of this rail, is a crossing between bollards. There's no tactile indication of the road, though pedestrians have priority.

As you pass the buildings to your left, you're moving in an approximately northeasterly direction. In consequence, whilst you begin north of platform 11, the door to Claire's Accessories is opposite the end of platform 9. From this point, you can go north towards the Quality Central Hotel.

Continuing Northeast on the West Side, Beyond the Road

  building around escalators and steps to low level concourse

The Building Around the Escalators and Steps to the Low Level Concourse

South Side
  bike parks
West Side
  Road
North Side
  steps to low level concourse
up escalator
down escalator
East Side
  vending machine

Continuing Northeast on the West Side, Beyond the Building with Escalators and Steps

  railings beside road, step before
various leaflet racks
local departures board
floor slopes down
police station building

The Police Station Building

East Wall, Going North
  assistance phone
rail round ramp

Continuing Northeast on the West Side, Beyond the Police Station Building

  Bagel Factory
Supercuts, hairdresser
Millie's Cookies
Costa Coffee, two entrances
disabled persons' toilet B
Claire's Accessories

The front of the building veers left (north)

Continuing North on the West Side, Beyond Claire's Accessories

  WH Smith
Threshers wines
Knickerbox
THE Body Shop
Accessorize
recess towards steps to the upper level

The Recess Towards Steps to the Upper Level

South Side
  blank
West Side
steps to upper level
pillar
Scotrail Duty Manager's office
pillar
North Side
  blank
East Side
  lift shaft, stands about four metres east into the concourse, entrance on east side

Continuing North on the West Side, Beyond the Recess to the Upper Level

  ladies toilet, closed at the time of our survey
floor levels out
Thornton's
slope resumes
Superdrug
Marks & Spencer Simply Food

The Marks & Spencer building curves left onto a platform with a slope up to the north entrance to Yates's. On the north side of this platform are six steps down towards the Hope Street entrance. If you continue north from Marks & Spencer, the concourse recedes west into the exit to Hope Street.

North Side of the Concourse, from the Hope Street Entrance

  Quality Central Hotel
map machines, in recess
blank wall from travel centre juts out and curves left
2 Scotrail ticket sales windows, behind Tensa barriers, closed at the time of our survey
post box, on the corner of the exit to Gordon Street

Within the Concourse

The Gordon Street entrance is opposite Starbucks. To the left (east) of this line, just north of the main departures board, is a seating area, facing north /south.

To the right (west) of this line are two information boards to the south of these is a seating area, also facing north/south.

There's a clear walkway across the concourse north from platforms 3 and 4.

West of this, going north from the main departures board are:

  seats
cruciform information board
Tie Rack
Julian Graves, nuts and sweets
flower stall
Scotrail ticket sales windows, on south side of concourse

At the time of our survey, the concourse was strewn with mobile information boards.

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GLASGOW CENTRAL STATION

© 2004, Terry Robinson