| Hillhead | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Place | Hillhead |
| Local authority | City of Glasgow |
| Operations | |
| Managed by | SPT |
| Annual entry/exit | 1.86 million † |
| Subway platforms in use | 2 |
| History | |
| 1896 | Opened |
| 1977 - 1980 | Closed for total route modernisation |
| List of Glasgow Subway Stations | |
Hillhead subway station is a station on the Glasgow Subway, serving the Hillhead area of Glasgow, Scotland. The entrance is located on Byres Road.
This station is the nearest to Glasgow Botanic Gardens and the University of Glasgow.
The station is one of the busiest on the system with 1.86 million boardings per year.[1] This is largely due to the shopping facilities of Byres Road and proximity to the university, which allows students to travel between campus and the city centre.
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During the modernisation of the underground system between 1977 and 1980, Hillhead subway station went through major rebuilding. Previously the station had a single island platform serving both tracks; the station was rebuilt with a much more spacious ticket office, escalators and an additional side platform.
There are three automated ticket machines located in the entrance way, which leads up to an information centre where passengers may buy tickets of longer duration and get more information on transport in Glasgow. Then there is the ticket office which is manned by one staff member at a time. There are six turnstiles into which a ticket must be entered in order to pass. There are three for entering and three for exiting the subway.
Two escalators and one staircase provide access to the two platforms, and maps are present to guide passengers to the correct platform for their destination.
The platform features, on one side, a perspex barrier with a handrail which was built for safety reasons.[2] This type of barrier can be seen in some but not all other subway stations in Glasgow and it is unclear whether a specific event led to their introduction.
Hillhead will be the first station to be upgraded as part of SPT's plan to modernise the Subway at a cost of £1.5million. Under the plans, the escalators will be replaced and the interior design will be refreshed. Lighting and facilities for disabled people will also be improved. In addition, SPT have commissioned artist Alasdair Gray to create a piece of public artwork for the station. It is expected that the improvement work will be completed by 2012.[3]
| Preceding station | Glasgow Subway | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelvinhall | Glasgow Subway | Kelvinbridge | ||