Charing Cross Train Station

A train station is a train station and they don’t tend to differ very much, although this one is ideally located at the top of the toon and is often overlooked in favour of the big bustling ones in the centre.
I pass through this station most days and the staff are always really friendly; one cheerful ticket lady ushered me through the barrier for free when I passed through on new year’s eve, which was a nice wee festive treat.
There’s rarely a queue, the staff are lovely and it’s ideally located for those holidaying in one of the nearby hotels or for locals heading to work or into town. An ideal wee station.

A good central train station that is not far from sauchiehall st.

Charing Cross is one of Glasgow’s most central stations. Its location is ideal for people alighting for Sauchiehall Street, Bath Street and the beginning of the west end.
It’s a fairly easy station to figure out, with lines running either to the east or west of Glasgow and beyond. Connection trains will take you into one of the main stations, including Queen Street if your destination is further afield.
Amenities are good, with a coffee shop nearby and a small W H Smith stand just inside the entrance. Even during peak times it’s quiet enough for you to be able to get to your platform quickly and comfortably.
For such a central point this station is still quite isolated. The walk through Elmbank Crescent is fairly seedy, as as Maureen rightly said it’s best avoided at night. If I wasn’t familiar with the city I’d feel uneasy walking through its concrete confines, past Seventh Heaven and through dingy alleyways to get to my destination.
But in terms of staff and train services, the station itself is nae bad!

Charing Cross is the most handy station for the bar and nightclub filled stretch of Sauchiehall Street. As both platforms are underground there is thankfully no chance of freezing to death in the cold and rain while waiting for a train.
However, I would urge caution on the walk from the station out to Charing Cross, Sauchiehall or Bath Street. It is extremely dark and isolated. I would advise against this walk at night if possible.

During the day, Charing Cross represents one of the busiest stations on the local line on account of it servicing an area criminally devoid of good public transport links.
However, thankfully it’s also a well designed station which can handle the crowds. Although the lack of an elevator can be problematic, there are lifts for the disabled while the largest shop on the line outside of Queen Street and Central, a WH Smith, is also handily situated beside the ticket office.
The biggest problem, however, is the location. Shoehorned in a barren stretch behind Bath Street, this is not an area I’d fancy finding myself in at night, particularly given the closeby proximity of strip club, Seventh Heaven (although admittedly this has a reputation as being the least seedy of the Glasgow scene).
On occasions when you’re on your own, it may well be best to head to Queen Street or Central if possible.

Charing Cross is a stop on the Glasgow low level system, with trains running between Balloch, Helensburgh and Milngavie to the west, and Springburn, Airdrie and Drumgelloch to the east.
It is a busy station during the rush hours, being very close to some of the major offices in the St Vincent Street/​Argyle Street area. It is also very close to the Mitchell Library and the end of the busy Sauchiehall Street.
There is a ticket office at Charing Cross, though there is no escalator to the platforms which are situated below down a huge, twisting flight of stairs; a bit of a bummer for the disabled, although there is an elevator. Services through this station run very frequently, roughly every ten minutes, and also run quite late –the last trains in both directions are around midnight, which has proved quite handy for me getting home on many an occasion after a few drinks up Sauchiehall Street.
My only real problem about Charing Cross is access. It is not ideal for a station to be hidden away in some nook or crannie away from the main road like this — many a time it has taken me ages to find it because I could not remember which dark little side street it lies on, not helped by the fact it is not signposted. To get here from the Mitchell Library for example is difficult because although the station is just across the road, once you’ve crossed you either have to take a big detour round a couple of other streets or walk over the cobbled bit at the side of the road past the strip club Seventh Heaven (there is no pavement here).

Without Charing Cross Station, this part of the city centre and West End would be a bit of a public transport blackspot. As mentioned previously it’s surprisingly hard to find though, being situated behind Bath Street in a sort of no-man’s land.
The facilities are exactly as you’d espect at a ttain station, with a ticket office and a small shop, as well as a café and a strip club outside. I would have complained about the steep stairs making it a no-​go area for the disabled, but I’ve recently noticed the lifts.
It’s just a train station, so won’t set the pulses racing, but it does the job well.

Charing Cross is definitely one of the better Scotrail train stations. Located, would you believe it, at Charing Cross, it’s the perfect place to hop off the train for a night out on Sauchiehall or Bath Streets. It’s also very close to the King’s Theatre and the Mitchell Library.
There are no barriers in opertion at this station, so it’s quick in and out. The only obstacle is the stairs, but you can always take the lift if you’re feeling lazy! Lines operate from Drumgelloch and Springburn to Milngavie, Helensburgh, and Balloch.
There’s also a wee WH Smith, which is quite expensive but they often have deals on chocolate and it’s great for picking up your morning paper.
Another added bonus is that when you’re heading east you beat the rush for seats that follows at Queen Street. Brilliant!