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Bold proposals from Glasgow’s Connectivity Commission
station – could revolutionise the city’s transport for future generations. The independent Glasgow
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Connectivity Commission, in its second impact report, has made its bold proposals explaining that Glasgow’s transport network is falling way behind other comparative European cities. “The most glaringly obvious omission from Glasgow’s current transport system is the absence of the kind of
radical £10 billion Metro for Glasgow – including an underground station between Central and Queen Street
comprehensive, modern rapid transit system serving inner urban destinations that nearly all of Glasgow’s comparator cities have been busy building for the last 30-40 years. Whilst the Subway does this job admirably for the very few parts of the city it serves, too many Glaswegians, particularly in the north and east of the city and the post war housing estates, do not have the kind of reliable, quick, turn-up-and-go service that rapid transit offers,” said the report. The Commission urged the Scottish
Government and regional authorities to create a funding package seeking £500
million a year over 20 years to pay for the development of the Glasgow Metro and the other recommendations. Transport Scotland would be
expected to take the lead for the development of the Glasgow Metro, Glasgow Central High Speed Two (HS2) terminus and Queen Street/Central Station tunnel. This would include creating a rail link between Paisley Gilmour Street and Glasgow Airport using City Deal funding by 2025, then allowing this to become the first leg of the Glasgow Metro, serving the South Clyde Growth Corridor. “It is now time to consider strategic changes which don’t merely add to our already congested network but reshape its purpose in order to support future growth for the decades ahead, including connecting to new HS2 services. Our proposals to develop a Glasgow Metro, connect the city’s two main city rail terminals and prepare Glasgow Central Station for HS2 do just that,” said Professor David Begg, chair of Glasgow’s Connectivity Commission. This proposed funding would involve an equitable split between the Scottish Government and UK government, through the Barnett formula’s consequences of the spending on High Speed Two. The plan would require Scottish
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