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The glass entrance to Buchanan Street subway station on the paving, the station's name lettered along the top, sandstone buildings behind.
Glasgow

Buchanan Street Subway Station

The Subway's station at the top of Buchanan Street, on the line since 1896, with a moving walkway underground to Queen Street.

Welcome

The glass box on the paving at the top of Buchanan Street, with the station's name lettered across it, is the way down to the Subway.

The station has been on the line since it opened on 14 December 1896. The trains were first pulled on cables driven by stationary steam engines, and they have run on electricity since 1935. The whole line closed in 1977 for three years of rebuilding and came back in 1980 with new trains.

The ticket hall lies below the street, reached by a glass-covered stair at one end and a glass-covered escalator at the other, and half of an old Subway carriage stands on show inside it. A moving walkway runs east underground to Queen Street station. Fifteen stations sit on the loop, with trains on an inner and an outer circle, and the whole round takes twenty-four minutes.

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Before you go

Trains run on two circles, the inner and the outer, every four minutes at the busiest times.

Pay by contactless at the gates, or with a Subway Smartcard.

Hours
06:30 to 23:40 Monday to Saturday, 10:00 to 18:12 on Sundays.
The loop
Fifteen stations, twenty-four minutes all the way round.
Changing
A moving walkway underground to Queen Street station.
Where it is

Under the top of Buchanan Street in the centre of Glasgow, beside Queen Street station.

Close byA few minutes' walk from the station.
  1. Ornate lamp posts glow on a wet, foggy city street at nightGeorge SquareUnder a mile1 min by road
  2. The Honey I Shrunk the Kids mural, a girl peering through a magnifying glass across a tall gable end.Glasgow Mural TrailAround thirty pieces of street art across the city centre.Under a mile2 min by road
  3. A long straight Merchant City street of sandstone buildings under a pale pink sky.Merchant CityThe old quarter of warehouses and traders, now restaurants and bars.Under a mile2 min by road
  4. Buchanan Street looking downhill, shoppers on the paving between sandstone blocks under a blue sky.Buchanan StreetGlasgow's main shopping street, named after a tobacco merchant who bought the ground in 1760.Under a mile3 min by road
  5. Gallery of Modern ArtGallery of Modern ArtThe city's modern art gallery, on Royal Exchange Square.Under a mile4 min by road
Directions
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A server at the white counter with bowls ready to fill.CafeSprigg0.4 miles
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The counter at Loop & Scoop with a gelato cabinet and timber walls.CafeLoop & Scoop0.5 miles
The long dim dining room with rows of wooden tables and benches under hanging lamps.RestaurantsIchiban0.5 miles
A waiter carrying copper dishes through the busy dining room.RestaurantsDakhin0.5 miles
The Wilson Street Pantry's tall windows in a red sandstone building.CafeThe Wilson Street Pantry0.5 miles
The Dhabba's long dining room with plants and booths.RestaurantsThe Dhabba0.5 miles
Stay nearby

Places to stay near the station, and when each is next free.

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  • Sleeps 2
  • In Glasgow
  • Under a mile from the station
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  • To stay
  • In Glasgow
  • 7 miles from the station
Check datesA grey corner sofa with cushions and a sheepskin throw sits before a shelf of books and a round mirror, a wood burning stove and log store to the right.Talli House
  • Sleeps 4
  • In Dunlop
  • 12 miles from the station
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