Glasgow Queen Street Station luggage storage

About Glasgow Queen Street Station

Glasgow Queen Street Station is the second-largest rail hub in Glasgow and only bested in passenger traffic by the busier and bigger Glasgow Central. The original station was built in the mid-1840s and underwent the first of its many renovations thirty years later which included the installation of electricity to power the station lighting. It wasn't until recent years and the onset of the 21st century that Queen Street Station began to take on the appearance it has today when a glass atrium was added to the existing buildings.

An unusual feature of Glasgow Queen Street Station is its twin level concourse. Train services using the seven high-level platforms arrive into the station after passing through a tunnel underneath the Buchanan Shopping Center. Although the station's lower level looks like an underground station and is subterranean, overnight services to London operate from the two platforms there. While Queen Street Station is one of Glasgow's busiest and has recently undergone another multi-million-pound renovation, facilities on the station concourse are minimal. Food and drink options at Glasgow Queen Street Station are limited to small coffee shop outlets, although there are plenty of restaurants in the neighboring area.

Things to do near Glasgow Queen Street Station

The great thing about Glasgow Queen Street Station is its central location in the city. It's close to some amazing places to visit in Glasgow that you really shouldn't miss while there. Whatever you choose to do, whether it's touring an art gallery, getting in some retail therapy, or trying haggis for the first time, it'll definitely be more enjoyable than sitting in the concourse waiting room watching the trains shunt in and out.

• Have a look around the Riverside Museum for an insight into maritime and terrestrial transport. The award-winning museum has diverse exhibitions displaying everything from historic cars, trains, and buses to tall ships and even skateboards.
• Take a speedboat ride along the Clyde River. The boats depart from near the Riverside Museum, so if you're visiting there you won't need to go out of your way to board. The whizz up river lasts around twenty minutes and life jackets are provided.
• Enjoy some Scottish architecture and art at the same time by heading to the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum. The museum is housed in a magnificent, purpose-built, Spanish Baroque-style structure surrounded by parklands and contains paintings, sculptures, and natural history exhibitions.
• Take a break from the Scottish weather by taking a stroll in the tropical temperatures of the greenhouses in Glasgow Botanical Gardens.
• If the weather is being typically Scottish, keep out of the rain by heading to the Jungle Rumble Adventure Golf for a game of mini-golf on the wild side.
• Sniff out a restaurant like Roastit Bubbly Jocks or Stravaigin and sit down to try the local delicacies of haggis with neeps and tatties. You won't eat again for another week.

Transit options at Glasgow Queen Street Station

• Glasgow Central Station is the largest train station in the city. There are frequent train services to there from Glasgow Queen Street Station. The journey takes less than ten minutes.
• The nearest airport to Glasgow Queen Street Station is Glasgow Airport (GLA). An airport express service operates between the two and takes approximately twenty minutes.
• Glasgow's main bus station is the Central Bus Station which is located next to Glasgow Central Train Station. There are regular bus services from there to Glasgow Queen Street Station.

Luggage Storage at Glasgow Queen Street Station

Getting around on Glasgow's public transport system isn't easy if you're trailing a set of suitcases behind you. Large bags aren't allowed in any of the venues, galleries or museums, so turn up at the door with one and you'll be refused entry. Don't miss out on doing what you want when there's a simple solution at hand. Deposit your bags in a Bounce luggage locker in Glasgow and you can go anywhere you want completely bag free.

Attractions and activities near Glasgow Queen Street Station

Blackhill: Blackhill is an easily reachable suburb of Glasgow, but one that’s more about countryside than city. Blackhill is bordered to the northeast by the Seven Lochs Wetland Park which is a twenty square kilometer stretch of verdant landscapes full of lakes and forests. A fifty-kilometer-long network of paved trails runs through the park and around the shores of its seven lochs, alongside a canal and by historic rural buildings. There's a play area for children and an information center with a cafeteria with panoramic windows so you can soak up views of Scotland while drinking a cup of coffee or tea.

Clydebank: Clydebank is a town on the Clyde River north-west of Glasgow where you could easily pass a whole day. Clydebank was historically an important town for the shipping industry and where battleships were made. What remains is a gigantic relic of the industry, the Titan Clydebank, a one-hundred-and-fifty-foot tall crane now used as a museum and abseiling platform. Try a tipple of triple distilled whiskey by taking a tour of the Auchentoshan Distillery before heading for the indoor slopes of the Snow Factor to have a go at skiing or snowboarding.  

Coatbridge: If you like getting wet but want to stay out of the rain, you can do if you go to Coatbridge. In Coatbridge there's a huge indoor aquatic center called the Time Capsule where you can don your swimming things and slide down chutes to your heart's content. If you start to feel guilty for having too much fun, plan on paying a visit to the Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life and you'll soon be back in serious mode.