| Comment | Thing that's maybe understandably being lost with the headlines focussing on the airport angle - this would be the 1st stage of a further line that would eventually carry on from the airport to Renfrew, Braehead, Govan then along the clydeside FastLink route to Glasgow.
Giving the airport a 5 min connection to the Paisley line (itself quite quick on getting into Glasgow) is a big benefit, but once it gets extended it'll bring even more benefits. Sometimes these big projects need an initial impetus to get everyone on board and shovels in the ground, and the Paisley-Airport connection is just that here.
>Surely a Metro would be better off replacing some of the existing suburban rail lines like the Cathcart circle?
They suggested doing exactly this as well in the Connectivity Commission report, as part of the final overall "metro" network (p28 here: https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/connectivitycommission). |
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