CrossCountry Glasgow Central services off 'until further notice'

CrossCountry, a cross-border rail company, confirmed the suspension as other trains began running from some of Glasgow Central's high-level platforms this morning.

The station's high-level had been shut since Sunday, March 8, following a significant fire on Union Street.

Whilst demolition work continues at the site on Gordon Street, an exclusion zone is in force which extends to the station itself.

Due to this, only a limited number of platforms (7 to 15) are now available for use, which means CrossCountry services to Scotland will continue to start and terminate at Edinburgh.

No CrossCountry services will be permitted to run to or from Glasgow Central at this time.

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Customers are being advised that tickets for the Glasgow trains can be used on ScotRail services between Edinburgh and Glasgow Queen Street, or between Argyle Street and Motherwell, in both directions at no extra cost.

Once they have arrived in Edinburgh, passengers can then travel on the next available CrossCountry service southbound.

Existing seat reservations will not be transferred to other trains.

People without reservations can find unreserved seats in coaches B, H and L.

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Shiona Rolfe, CrossCountry’s Managing Director, said: “I’m sorry to CrossCountry passengers affected by continued disruption at Glasgow Central following the serious fire on Union Street.

"We’re ready to restart our services to and from Glasgow as soon as capacity is available - but we must work together as an industry to reopen the station safely.

“Colleagues across the industry are working hard to keep people moving smoothly, and I’d ask all those travelling from Glasgow to double-check their journey options and leave extra time to change trains at Edinburgh.”

Those planning to travel to or from Glasgow using CrossCountry services can check their journeys on the company's website HERE.