Trains to Glasgow Queen Street

While not as busy as its bigger Scottish brothers – Glasgow Central and Edinburgh Waverley- Glasgow Queen Street Train Station is Scotland's third busiest station. It shuttles passengers to Edinburgh, northern Scotland, and Glasgow’s northern suburbs.

Glasgow Queen Street Station predominantly serves destinations in the Central Belt and Highlands of Scotland, running services to Oban, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, and Inverness. Its larger chum, Glasgow Central, mainly serves the Lowlands of Scotland, Edinburgh, and cross-border services to England.

The station was opened in 1842 as Dundas Street Station before being renamed Queen Street Station. In 1878, civil engineer James Carswell completely redesigned it and introduced electric lighting. This was one of the earliest uses of electricity in the entire city of Glasgow.

Glasgow Queen Street has plenty of amenities, such as:

• A ticket office (opening times: Monday to Saturday: 5.10am – 11.55pm; Sunday: 7.10am – 11.55pm). You can book train tickets as well as monthly and annual season tickets at the ticket office.
• Self-service ticket machines and accessible ticket machines. Plus, you can collect tickets you have bought online from the self-service machines.
• First class lounge (opening times: Monday to Saturday: 7am – 10.00pm; Sunday 8.00am – 10.00pm).
• Step-free access to all platforms.
• Boards to check the real-time train timetable.
• ATMs, shops, and hospitality.
• Public telephones and public Wi-Fi.
• Bicycle storage racks are located on North Hanover path between the low and high levels of the station.

Glasgow Queen Street is located in the city centre, making it incredibly easy to get to and from.

Taxi ranks surround the station, and taxis can also drop you off at the station’s entrance. Local bus services also stop near various exit points to the station, such as Cathedral Street and North Hanover Street. Plus, if you need to get to the airport, an express bus service links the city centre to Glasgow Airport.

This station primarily serves routes to Glasgow’s northern suburbs and towns and destinations in the Scottish Highlands and Central Scotland. Both main train stations in Glasgow serve routes to Edinburgh, but Glasgow Queen Street is the fastest of the two.

Edinburgh to Glasgow Queen Street

It takes, on average, fifty minutes to get from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh with ScotRail. Services from this station can go to either Edinburgh Waverley or Edinburgh Park stations and leave every few minutes.

Fort William to Glasgow Queen Street

Getting from Fort William to Glasgow Queen Street takes almost four hours with ScotRail, or slightly longer at four hours and twenty-five minutes with Caledonian Sleeper.

Lenzie to Glasgow Queen Street

It only takes eleven minutes to get from Lenzie to Glasgow Queen Street with ScotRail. Trains leave every twenty minutes or so.

Aberdeen to Glasgow Queen Street

ScotRail offers direct services from Aberdeen to Glasgow Queen Street. Journeys take approximately two hours and thirty-three minutes, and between twenty-five and thirty-one trains travel directly from Aberdeen daily.

All services from Glasgow Queen Street are operated by either Caledonian Sleeper or ScotRail.

ScotRail is the main train operator in the whole of Scotland and runs services throughout the country, as well as some services into northern England. Caledonian Sleeper runs overnight services from London Euston all the way up to Inverness in the north of Scotland.

Once you leave the station, you’ll find yourself on George Square, which is the cultural centre of the entire city. That’s because there many venues to the west of the station that make up the theatre district, as well many gig venues like Box Glasgow, Slouch, and perhaps the most famous King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, a venue that’s hosted bands like Oasis, Radiohead, Blur, and Glasgow’s very own electro-pop three-piece, CHVRCHES.

There are also tons of shopping, restaurants, and cool bars along Sauchiehall Street and Buchanan Street, the latter of which runs south from the station. Glasgow Queen Street is also the closest station to Glasgow Caledonian University and the University of Strathclyde, giving the area a hip student vibe. Plus, the Gallery of Modern Art is just off Buchanan Street, on Queen Street, in between Glasgow Queen Street and Glasgow Central railway stations.

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What is the difference between Glasgow Central and Glasgow Queen Street?

Glasgow Central predominantly serves Lowland Scotland and cross-border services to England. Glasgow Queen Street, however, services Central Scotland and the Highlands. Both stations run services to Edinburgh, but Queen Street’s services are faster.

How far is the walk from Glasgow Queen Street to Glasgow Central?

It takes around ten to fifteen minutes to walk between stations.

What time does Glasgow Queen Street Open?

Glasgow Queen Street is open from 5.10am – 11.55pm Monday to Friday and from 7.10am – 11.55pm on Sundays.

However, individual vendors such as ticket offices, cafes, and other amenities may open and close at different times.

Does Glasgow Queen Street have toilets?

Yes, Glasgow Queen Street has toilet facilities. They are located on the concourse but are only open during the station’s opening hours.

*Information is subject to change. Please check the latest train timetable before your trip.