Anniesland Access for All

To enable the safe installation of the lift towers, Great Western Road at Anniesland Cross will be reduced to one westbound lane from:

• 1830 on Saturday 15 June until 1000 on Sunday 16 June

A signed diversion via Kelvindale will be in place for eastbound traffic towards Glasgow, which will take drivers along Bearsden Road, Temple Road and Dorchester Avenue back onto Great Western Road.

Network Rail plans to improve accessibility for passengers at Anniesland station by installing a new lift system

Lifts will be installed at street level on either side of the railway bridge on Great Western Road , making it easier for people with impaired mobility or those travelling with luggage, children, or bicycles to access the platforms.

Read more here: Network Rail reveals plans to provide step-free access at Anniesland station

Ahead of our work beginning, we will be holding a community drop in event between

4-7pm on Tuesday 15 August Netherton Community Centre, G13 1AX.

The event allows those living and working in Anniesland to ask questions about our plans and meet team members who will deliver the work.

We’d also like to take this opportunity to inform you of some preparatory works which will take place at the station in the coming weeks.

These are currently scheduled to begin on August 23 until September 1 and will involve the temporary closure of the footpath and the inside eastbound lane of Great Western Road outside the station.

Access to the station will not be affected.

Those interested can learn more about this at the community drop-in event on August 15.

Rail passengers and road users are being reminded of temporary works due to take place outside Anniesland station.

The dates of the preparatory works have changed and will now take place from Sunday 27 August until 05 September.

Due to the area’s mining history, these crucial works must be carried out before the project to improve accessibility at the station begins.

Investigative works will be carried out between 7am and 5pm and will involve the temporary closure of the footpath, parking bays and the inside eastbound lane of Great Western Road.

To keep everyone safe, fencing will provide a barrier between the works and the road, creating a pedestrian walkway to allow continued access to the station entrances during this initial phase

We can now share some information on our work programme - which will be of particular interest to those who live near and use Anniesland station.

The initial phase of work, including preparatory activities, planned for the coming
weeks is outlined below. A letter has been sent to those living near the station with this information.

Due to the complex nature of our activities, there will be a mixture of night and day working.
We will be installing traffic management on Great Western Road, as well as diverting
pedestrians away from our works to help keep people safe. We urge everyone to follow
these temporary diversions which will be clearly signposted throughout the project.

Although there will be some inconvenience to station and road users and to pedestrians, we
have made sure that access for our teams and equipment has been carefully considered so
that the works will cause a minimal amount of disruption. We have also worked with
Glasgow City Council to agree on the safest traffic and pedestrian management system.

We appreciate your patience and understanding as our teams work to complete this project,
and we will continue to provide further updates as work progresses.

Passenger access will temporarily change as work to install new street-level lifts continues.

Direct access to the platform is now via Herschell Street from the adjacent church car park, using a temporary stairway and passengers will continue to use the footbridge to cross between platforms.

The original stairs to platform 2 are closed temporarily as engineers prepare for excavation and piling work to support the installation of the lift towers.

At platforms 1 and 3, the stairs have been closed since October, with both existing stairways to be reopened to passengers when the project is completed later this year. Read more here.

Work to provide step-free access at Anniesland station in Glasgow is reaching a crucial phase as Network Rail prepares to install two new lifts.

In recent weeks, engineers have been making space and strengthening the foundations for the lift shafts by sheet piling – driving huge sheets of steel into the ground.

The next step will see the lift towers installed at street level on Great Western Road over two weekends in June.

To enable the safe installation of the lift towers, Great Western Road at Anniesland Cross will be reduced to one westbound lane from:

• 1830 on Saturday 15 June until 1000 on Sunday 16 June

A signed diversion via Kelvindale will be in place for eastbound traffic towards Glasgow.

Network Rail has worked with Glasgow City Council throughout the project and to ensure the traffic and pedestrian management system is as safe as possible.  

There will be no additional disruption to passengers or pedestrians whilst the overnight work takes place and Anniesland station will be open on Saturday night with train services running as usual.

Click here to read the full press release.

Network Rail engineers worked through the night to install the steel structures at Anniesland

railway station on Saturday (June 15).

Great Western Road was temporarily reduced to one westbound lane at Anniesland Cross to accommodate the three cranes needed to lift the steelwork safely. The same road closure will no longer be required this coming weekend.

The lift towers are 12 metres tall, with steel walkways connecting the upper towers to the existing station platforms. This will make it easier to use the station for those with mobility difficulties, and people travelling with bicycles, pushchairs or heavy luggage.

The footpath underneath the railway bridge, parking bays, and the inside eastbound lane of Great Western Road will remain closed for the duration of the project, which will be completed later this year.

Network Rail has re-opened the nearby road and footpath following the installation of two new lifts at the station as part of the ‘Access for All’ programme.

Both the footpath under the railway bridge, the inside eastbound lane of Great Western Road, and parking bays have been closed since October last year.

That was to allow enough room to bring in the necessary equipment for the installation of the lifts, as the proximity of the railway and platforms to the road meant space was restricted.

Read the full press release here.

New lifts at Anniesland station are now open, providing step-free access to passengers.

Along with Story Contracting, Network Rail began work at Anniesland in autumn 2023 and the lifts were installed during a major overnight operation in June this year.

Representatives from the project team welcomed Patricia Ferguson, MP for Glasgow West, and a few other stakeholders back to the station (on Friday, October 4).

They saw first-hand the work which has been carried out and to mark the completion of the project.

Read the full press release here.