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Site Name Glasgow, Buchanan Street, Buchanan Street Subway Station

Classification Railway Station (19th Century) - (20th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Buchanan Street Underground Station

Canmore ID 278858

Site Number NS56NE 4917

NGR NS 59056 65549

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/278858

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View looking into the Dundas Street entrance to Buchanan Street subway station
View looking into the Dundas Street entrance to Buchanan Street subway stationView looking across the concourse of Buchanan Street subway station, including wall-mounted section of original subway trainView looking across platforms and tracks of Buchanan Street subway station towards tunnel openings and fire exitsView from south of the southern Buchanan Street entrance to the subway stationView of stair landings and network maps within the concourse of Buchanan Street subway stationVIew from the south, looking along Buchanan Street to the southern entrance stair of the subway station, with the glass-canopy of the northern entrance beyondView looking across the concourse of Buchanan Street subway station, including ticket machines, office and turnstilesView looking across stairwell from top of stairs linking concourse and platform levels within Buchanan Steet subway stationView looking along Inner Circle (island) platform of Buchanan Street subway station, with a train waiting in stationView looking across concourse of Buchanan Street subway station from the base of stair leading up to Buchanan StreetView looking up steps leading to Buchanan Street from Buchanan Street subway stationView of tunnel openings and fire exits at platform level of Buchanan Street subway stationView looking along Outer Circle (side) platform and tracks within Buchanan Street subway stationView looking along Inner Circle (island) platform and tracks of Buchanan Street subway stationview from south west of the Dundas Street entrance to Buchanan Street subway stationView from south of the glass canopy over the northern Buchanan Street entrance to the subway stationView of ticket office within the concourse of Buchanan Streeet subway stationView looking across stairwell from half landing of stairs linking concourse and platform levels in Buchanan Street subway stationView from south of the glass canopy over the northern Buchanan Street entrance to the subway stationView from the north east of the glass canopy over the northern entrance to Buchanan Street subway stationView of principal elevation of Buchanan Hotel, taken from the ESE.View looking down the autowalk leading to the concourse of Buchanan Street subway stationView from south of Dundas Street entrance to Buchanan Street subway stationView from south of the southern Buchanan Street entrance to the subway stationView of Buchanan Hotel, taken from the SE.View looking up the autowalk linking the concourse of Buchanan Street subway station to the Dundas Street entranceView looking back across turnstiles to concourse of Buchanan Street subway station from top of main stairsView looking along Inner Circle (island) platform and tracks of Buchanan Street subway stationView from south of the Dundas Street entrance to Buchanan Street subway stationView of Buchanan Hotel, Glasgow, taken from the NE.View looking across the concourse of Buchanan Street subway station towards the turnstiles and stair leading up to Buchanan StreetView looking along platforms and tracks of Buchanan Street subway stationView from south east of the glass canopied northern entrance to the Buchanan Street subway station

Administrative Areas

  • Council Glasgow, City Of
  • Parish Glasgow (City Of Glasgow)
  • Former Region Strathclyde
  • Former District City Of Glasgow
  • Former County Lanarkshire

Archaeology Notes

NS56NE 4917 59056 65549

Buchanan Street

Underground Station [NAT]

OS AIB (GIS) map, 2006.

For general account of the Glasgow Subway system, see NS56NE 4915.

Buchanan Street Station (Glasgow Subway). This station was opened by the Glasgow District Subway on 14 December 1896, but closed the same day (with the remainder of the system); it was reopened on 21 January 1897. Together with the remainder of the system, the station was closed for refurbishment by the Greater Glasgow Passenger Transport Executive on 21 May 1977. It reopened on 16 April 1980, and remains in regular use by passenger traffic.

The available map evidence does not indicate a specific location for this station within the W frontage of 3Buchanan Street.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 14 February 2006.

R V J Butt 1995.

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