Location

The station lies to the west of a large car park south of the main road (east/west) and south of the subway which marks the beginning og the West Highland Way. The section of the main road beside the car park is called Woodburn Way, west from this is Main Street Milngavie, whilst to the east is Station Road. Buchanan Street runs north from Woodburn Way, along the west side of the Town Hall building.

Fulton Road runs south along the east side of the car park.

Entrances and Exits

There are three entrances/exits to this station:

• a step-free route from the pavement, onto the beginning of platform 1
• the main entrance, this is a ramp or stepped entrance to the ticket office
• another, gated, step-free entrance onto platform 1 south of the ticket office building. This entrance was closed at the time of our survey.

The Main Entrance

The main entrance is up a ramp leading south, turn right (west), through automatic doors, into the ticket office. Alternatively, you can go up two steps, going north then turn left (west) to the doors.

Local Road Crossings

The Junction of Woodburn Way (East/West) and Buchanan Street (North)

West Arm, Woodburn Way

This is a single-stage crossing with tactile paving and sounder. There’s a post with push button, but no rotating cone, to each side of you as you cross in either direction. This crossing brings you onto the west side of Buchanan Street, with the Town Hall on the east side.

North Arm, Buchanan Street

There is no pedestrian controlled crossing of Buchanan Street at this junction.

The Junction of Woodburn Way (West), Station Road (East and Fulton Road (South)

There is no pedestrian controlled crossing at this junction. Note that there’s only pavement on the east side of Fulton Road.

Local Buses

Bus Stop 611091, Milngavie, Fulton Road Railway Station, is just south of the main entrance, serving:

• Alander Coaches
• 2 to Bishopbriggs
• O3 to Milngavie Craigton road
• First Bus
• 8/C8 to Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station
• 10/11A/C10 to Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station
• 8/C8 to Balfron
• 10/11A/C10 to Balfron Cotton Street
• Henderson Travel
• 47/47A Whinhall to Monklands Hospital
• 512 to Balfron Buchanan Street

Local Features

The Pavement Around the Car Park

West Side, Going North

The pavement continues north from the main entrance, along the west side of the car park, past a map of the West Highland Way. The path to the subway veers off to the left, whilst the path turns right (east). Continue up a slight slope till you reach the road. Tactile paving indicates the crossing of Woodburn Way.

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MILNGAVIE STATION

© 2010, Terry Robinson

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