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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.
Note that there's now a square post between the wall of the new ticket office and the phone boxes supporting what will be a canopy outside the station entrance.
From Merkland Street, follow the right-hand side. There's a gap in the hoarding, leading to a storage area which will probably become a cupboard, though at present, there's just a pillar. Beyond this, the wall retreats to a blank door and the first of four ticket sales windows. Partitions jut (south) between these windows, with a final (fourth) partition between the fourth window and the gap leading to the escalators to the eastbound mainline platform.
The first window (with a red counter) is for Subway ticket sales, the second and third will remain closed until the development of the station is complete, whilst the fourth (with a blue counter) is for Scotrail ticket sales.
Holders of concessionary cards (disabled and over 60) are required to buy a 40p concession ticket, whilst blind people with passes are encouraged to collect a free ticket from the sales window. The free tickets are single journey tickets which operate the automatic gates.
Note that, as part of the building works in progress at this station, a row of pillars has been erected along the left-hand (south) side of the booking hall. The first two of these are in front of the automatic gates to the subway, the second (surrounded by wood) is between the entrance and exit gates. We suggest that, to reach the Subway, you cross the booking hall from the first sales window then turn right to locate the gates. The entrance gates are beyond the wooden pillar, with the manual gate at the far (west) end of the gate line. The old ticket office is to be demolished in due course. Go through the gates.
The escalators to the outer circle are to your left, take the left-hand escalator to Subway level and follow the wall on your left which juts out then veers left again along the platform, you're near the rear of the train.
For the inner circle, continue forward to the end of this space before turning left. take the right-hand escalator to Subway level. Follow the wall on your right which juts out then veers right again, along the platform, you're near the front of the train.
From Merkland Street, go into the booking hall. There are three ticket machines by the hoardings to your left, just inside the station. These are not accessible to vision impaired people.
Having entered the station from Merkland Street, follow the right-hand side. There's a gap in the hoarding, leading to a storage area which will probably become a cupboard, though at present, there's just a pillar. Beyond this, the wall retreats to a blank door and the first of four ticket sales windows. Partitions jut (south) between these windows, with a final (fourth) partition between the fourth window and the gap leading to the escalators to the eastbound mainline platform.
The first window (with a red counter) is for Subway ticket sales, the second and third will remain closed until the development of the station is complete, whilst the fourth (with a blue counter) is for Scotrail ticket sales.
As part of the building works in progress at this station, a row of posts has been erected along the left-hand (south) side of the booking hall as you enter the station. The first two of these are in front of the automatic gates to the subway, whilst the remainder are outside the old ticket office, which will be demolished in due course.
Go round the partition to your left at the ticket sales window and take the first turning right (north) towards the escalators. Go up the left-hand of the two escalators in front of you. At platform level, turn left and go through the pull doors onto the platform. We understand you're about in the middle of three-car (towards the rear of six-car) trains.
Note that, as a result of the building work at this station, much of the platform furniture is behind hoardings which extend to either side of the entrance/exit.
Go round the partition to your left at the ticket sales window, continue to the end of the passage then turn right (north) towards the escalators. Go up the left-hand of the two escalators in front of you. At platform level, turn right and go through the pull doors onto the platform. We understand you're about in the middle of three-car (towards the front of six-car) trains.
Note that, as a result of the building work at this station, much of the platform furniture is behind hoardings which extend to either side of the entrance/exit.
© 2005, Terry Robinson