West Street Tunnel
Location type
TunnelName and dates
West Street TunnelOpened on the Polloc and Govan Railway.
Description
This double track tunnel runs east from the site of West Street Junction [CR] to near Larkfield Junction. Above it are (from west to east)
- the Gordon Street Lines (Glasgow Central Station (Caledonian Railway))
- Eglinton Street (the road, not station!)
- Pollokshaws Road
The tunnel carries the eastern part of the General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour Railway, which forms a useful bypass of Glasgow Central for goods traffic travelling from east to west (or vice versa) through south central Glasgow. This line is sometimes known as the 'Burma Road'.
Tags
Tunnel10/03/2021
| Nearby stations Eglinton Street Gushetfaulds Cumberland Street South Side [GB and NDR] South Side [CR] Pollokshields East West Street West Street [Subway] Gorbals Main Street Gorbals Bridge Street [Subway] Shields Shields Road [CGU] Shields Road [GPJ] Queens Park | Eglinton Street Tunnels West Street Junction [CR] Etna Foundry South Side Carriage Shed Larkfield Carriage Sidings Tradeston Gas Works Eglinton Street Shed Langside Junction Larkfield Junction Muirhouse Engineering Works Tradeston Gasworks No 3 Gushetfaulds Freightliner Terminal Tradeston Gas Works Exchange Sidings Tradeston Destructor West Street Goods |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
