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The station occupies the west side of a paved forecourt at the south end of Merkland Street, which leads south from Dumbarton Road. The forecourt is bounded to the south by Beith Street (running east/west), to the east by the Morrisons car park and Beith Lane which runs along the west side of the shops. It is bounded to the north by the exit road from the Partick Bus Station.
Although the tarmac surface of Merkland Street veers left outside Escana, towards the Partick Bus Station which is beyond the scope of this survey, Merkland Street continues south as the forecourt, past the station entrance, towards Beith Street, which can be crossed via an underpass from here.
The redevelopment work at this station has led to the southern portion (right as you leave the station) of the forecourt being cordoned off. You can no longer turn right along Merkland Street, beyond the fire exit, or take the angled route towards Morrisons.
The hoardings to your right (south) as you leave the station, including the door from the fire exit, continue past a post with the SPT sign and four phone boxes. The hoarding turns right, leaving a path leading south, between the hoardings and the Morrisons car park.
Beith Lane, which runs to the west of the shops, has been reinstated with the hoardings to your right (west) and, initially, the wall of the shops to your left. After a few metres, the hoarding juts out from your left, leaving a narrow path, between the hoardings. The hoardings give way to wire fences to each side for a few metres, then the hoardings return and continue to the subway. You go down the slope into the subway under Beith Street. To reach the south side of Beith Street, turn right and right again, following the path.
The walkway from Beith Lane onto the north side of Beith Street is still not available, so you'll need to go beyond (east of) Morrisons to reach the north side of this road.
To your left (north) as you leave the station, the hoarding ends and the wall of the new ticket office juts out (east). This wall curves left (north) before a gap which, at the time of our survey, was closed by a metal gate. We understand this will not be available for public access. The shops start beyond (north of) this gap.
The station has a single entrance/exit leading west from the southwest corner of the remaining forecourt.
There is tactile pavement, but no pedestrian controlled crossing of Merkland Street on Dumbarton Road. Traffic flows one way, going north.
Details of crossings through and around the Partick Bus Station lie beyond the scope of this survey.
The Partick Bus Station occupies the north side of the forecourt, extending east across the north side of the Morrisons car park. Details of this facility lie beyond the scope of this survey.
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Forde, Opticians Revival Retreat, beauty day spa Boudoir, ladies clothes entrance to flats Ward’s, shoe repair Will Bishop, butcher post in middle, pavement slopes up to left at north end of taxi rank entrance to flats La Coco, gift boutique Men, men's clothes Escana, women's clothes, part of same shop |
The tarmac surface ends opposite this shop and a strip of tactile paving runs from here to the far (south) side of the station entrance.
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entrance to flats Cafe'e Avanti, including chip shop Station Jewellers entrance to flats Layachi's, barbers Little Buddha, oriental food take away entrance to flats Newsagent, closed at the time of our survey access way, not for public use wall of new ticket office, curving right (west) station entrance hoardings protecting building work, see above |
There's a pillar, east of the ticket office wall, which will support a canopy outside the station entrance. The other (south) supporting pillar is behind the hoardings.
The hoarding continues, past the fire exit door), almost to the edge of the Morrisons car park, see above.
The pavement outside the shops is under a canopy supported by a row of pillars.
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Blockbusters Gamestation car park for Morrisons starts on left, bollards along the kerb Motor Power, car and bike shop Morrisons Abbey Link cash machine RBS cash machine exit from Morrisons Vine Street, leading south from Dumbarton Road |
As you follow the hoarding east from the station, you pass a post with SPT information, about 1.5 metres to your left, followed by four phone boxes towards the northeast corner of this space, about 2.5 metres to your left of the hoarding. This is the emergency assembly point if the station is evacuated.
© 2005, Terry Robinson
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