| Comment | There used to be a long-term ambition (going back something like 70 years) to use the Union Line that runs through the Gorbals to let rail traffic from south of the river stop at stations other than Central - "Glasgow Crossrail". It would require a small rail curve connecting the two lines close to High Street station.
I don't know that it would've allowed for connector trains from Central to Queen Street necessarily. But it would've allowed a train from, Shawlands say, to pass through Queen Street Lower Level and then on to Partick and the west end. Or turn east instead and go towards Duke Street station way.
Unfortunately for the Crossrail idea, a new development was recently approved for the site of the rail curve. So it's never going to happen.
Thoughts seem to have moved on anyway to other ideas. The main proposal now which seems to have a bit of traction is eventually constructing a brand new North-South rail route which runs under the city, with a new main city centre station serving it (possibly under George Square, or thereabouts). |
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