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Flooding causes disruption at Glasgow Central Station

News imageNetwork Rail A corridor in a train station flooded with brown water. Ticket gates can be seen and the walls are tiled with redNetwork Rail

Glasgow Central Station's low-level platform is likely to remain closed for the rest of the day due to flooding.

Pictures from the scene show several inches of water in the corridor with the automatic ticket gates, sandbags next to doorways and flooding on Argyle Street.

Network Rail Scotland said trains can still run through platforms 16 and 17 at the station, but they are not stopping.

Trains are still calling at Anderston and Argyle Street as normal and anyone travelling is urged to use those stations instead.

News imageFlooding at the entrance to the train station. There are yellow sand bags lined up in front of the doorway and a yellow WET FLOOR cone.
The low-level line is likely to remain closed for the rest of Thursday
News imageShop entrances painted green and red on Argyle Street in Glasgow. There is flooding on the pavement and people walking along the street.
There is also flooding outside the station on Argyle Street

In a post on social media, Network Rail Scotland said: "Glasgow Central low-level is likely to remain closed for the rest of the day, though trains are still running on the Argyle Line, calling at other stations.

"We're on site with Scottish Water and other partners to establish the cause.

A spokesperson for the water company said they were responding to a burst water main at Argyle Street which is causing a loss of water supply for some customers in the area.

"Our teams are on-site to isolate the damaged section of main and assess the required repair," the spokesperson added.

They are liaising with Network Rail to restore the station to "normal conditions" as soon as possible.