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The station is located on the northwest corner of George Square, between the Millennium Hotel and Consort House (the SPT HQ).
There are four entrances/exits:
This leads north through a partially covered forecourt with:
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windows of Burger King, beside steps steps up north to entrance |
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ramp to/from entrance |
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Millennium Hotel |
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double access road from George Square. |
The access road is divided into an entrance (west) and exit )east) section with a turning area/at the north end.
You can either go up a slope then ten steps, going north then through a short passage into the concourse. Alternatively, you can go up the ramp from the right-hand (east) side. The ramp passes the entrance to the hotel before turning left and continuing to the top of the steps, outside the station. Turn right and go into the concourse. There’s a blank door (to Burger King) on your left before you reach the concourse.
You enter the station going east from a covered forecourt with:
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blank |
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taxi rank forecourt extends west Dundas Lane, leading west to Buchanan Street walkway to Buchanan Street Subway Station |
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2 phone boxes two sets of steps leading to the higher part of Dundas Street |
The left-hand (west) set of steps consists of widely spaced steps in a sloping pavement, whilst the other set begins with a flight of steps followed by a sloping pavement.
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entrance doors to lower level billboards blank door middle entrance newspaper stall south entrance doors |
This entrance leads west from a covered forecourt with:
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rear of Millennium Hotel |
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blank wall recess |
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First Scotrail information automatic doors into waiting lounge |
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automatic entrance/exit doors to station, tactile flooring in front |
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blank door |
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disabled persons parking bus stop for Buchanan Bus Station and Central Station taxi pick-up taxi drop-off |
You leave North Hanover Street into the car park entrance then turn right into the first building. You enter facing north. This entrance was apparently unstaffed at the time of our survey, though there is a help point at the left-hand (west) end of the gate line.
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entrance |
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billboards wall retreats west ticket machines |
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help point, push the button above the oval grill Wide Aisle Gate 2 automatic exits 2 automatic entrances |
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billboards |
There’s a single-stage crossing of West George Street, outside the George Square entrance. Continue from the foot of the steps and locate the tactile paving in front of you. The posts with push button and rotating cone are west of the crossing, that is to your right as you cross away from the station, to your left as you cross towards it.
The stop for the 398 to Buchanan Bus Station and Glasgow Central Station is on the far side of the pavement outside the North Hanover Street entrance. Leave the station and bear slightly left, up a slight slope.
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Europa Restaurant gap to station building Consort House, SPT HQ Junction Bar Dundas Street, no pedestrian controlled crossing |
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side wall of Junction Bar station entrance |
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news agent Cafe Nero Vale, pub Dow’s bar Dundas Lane |
This is the area between the station forecourt and North Hanover Street. The car park leads north, beyond the scope of this survey, whilst the eastern boundary of this space is a wall between the car park and North Hanover Street. The Millennium Hotel is to the south, whilst the vehicle access road leads east from the southeast corner. The entrance to the low level is on the north side of the vehicle access road, just off North Hanover Street.
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ticket machine blank door Lost Property Office wall blank door wall juts east |
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blank wall |
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Scotrail Train Care office car park to right (east) wall British Transport Police slope down canopy ends |
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wall bollards at car park entrance bike park vehicle access road |
© 2009, Terry Robinson
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