Overview

Patrick Train Station is one of the bigger stations as you journey from the West into Glasgow from Helensburgh or Balloch lines. You can also travel from Milngavie to here. Or continue East to Edinburgh or Airdrie. It is one where the majority of trains stop, so is one of the stations people often use if needing to change trains to go on a different line eg. If you are wanting to be on Queen Street line or Glasgow Central Line. I find it particularly handy if needing to change to a train going to the Exhibition Centre/SEC/Armadillo etc. Partick underground station is in the same building - though I don't think this is as accessible.

Transport & Parking

I guess most people at Partick Train Station will be planning to travel by train! There is a car park just outside with a pay-and-ride scheme, but the car park does tend to get pretty full pretty quickly. There is also a carpark for Morrisons Supermarket just next to it but you can only park there for a few hours. There is a bus station just outside. The underground is in the same building - I haven't reviewed this but I don't think it would be accessible for someone using a wheelchair, but might be OK for some people with different disabilities.

Access

Just for the station itself, and not the actual train: From the platforms you go into the building - flat entrance, automatic doors. Inside, there are several bench type seats. At one end there is the lift, this is signposted. Lift seems reasonable size and could fit power wheelchair plus carer/friend. Lift also has support bars on the walls if you were standing but needed something to hold onto. When go down to lower level, this has smooth level flooring, and level access to main entrance /exit. There are usually staff standing to check tickets, as well as staff at ticket desk. There are also self-service ticket machines. There aren't really places to sit at this level - which might be useful for some people. There are a couple of coffee/snack sellers (but not sit-in). Just outside there is a Morrisons supermarket which also has a cafe.

Toilets

There is an accessible toilet just beside the stations main entrance door. It does have a sign on the door, but otherwise I didn't think it was overly obvious it was there - when I asked, staff happily pointed it out. It opens with a radar key, but if you ask the staff they will open it for you if you don't have a key yourself. This is the only public toilet, so does get used by everyone not only those with access needs. In a station as busy as this it's a shame there aren't a few more toilets. (there are also 2 toilets in the Morrisons cafe). It was a functional accessible toilet - not the prettiest, but clean enough. If using a bigger power wheelchair and if you also needed a carer with you, I think space would be fairly tight, though possible. The toilet had a fixed support bar on the wall to your right (when sitting on the toilet) and a raise/lower support bar to your left. There were additional support bars on the walls. There is a hand-drier machine on the wall. The emergency cord reached the floor.

Staff

Although I haven't required any assistance for access needs, whenever I have talked to staff or made any other enquiries they have been approachable and helpful.

Anything else you wish to tell us?

While a good hub for onward travel, there are quite a few things to explore nearby Partick itself - Byres Road (well known Street of 'student' /independent shops), Kelvingrove Park, Kelvingrove Museum, Hunterian Museum, Glasgow University etc

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