For well over a century it was one of Glasgow's busiest transport hubs, yet physical evidence of Buchanan Street Railway Station has all but vanished.
Luckily, one local vlogger has provided a helpful guide, revealing the station's few visible remains. As part of their Astonishing Glasgow series, YouTuber BT Justice has detailed the tell-tale signs that a major railway terminus once stood at the top of Buchanan Street.
Demolished as part of the cost-cutting Beeching plan in the 1960s, Buchanan Street Railway Station was one of four passenger termini that operated in Glasgow city centre during much of the 20th century, the other three being the still extant Glasgow Central, Glasgow Queen Street, and the St Enoch Railway Station, which was demolished in the 1970s.
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Buchanan Street Station and adjoining goods station had stood since 1849 and consisted of a series of temporary wooden structures that lasted well into the 1900s. Plans to close the station first surfaced at the end of the Second World War, and were eventually carried out in 1966.
The station buildings were swept away in the late 1960s, with the 390-metre-long Buchanan Street tunnel being the only major construction that was spared from being demolished. But the tunnel, which is now disused and blocked off to the public, is not the only part of the station to have survived.
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As detailed by BT Justice, one very obvious clue that a railway station once stood on the site can be found on the corner of Port Dundas Street, where the aptly-named Station Bar continues to welcome punters - but there are other, more subtle shreds of evidence.
Stonework found behind the current Buchanan House office block, where the station once stood, looks uncannily similar to stonework seen on other parts of the railway, while a comparison of brickwork on the site suggests that parts of the old platforms may also have survived.
You can watch the full video by BT Justice here.
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