Great Western Road Tunnel

Location type

Tunnel

Name and dates

Great Western Road Tunnel (1894-1964)

Opened on the Glasgow Central Railway.

Description

This is a disused double track cut and cover tunnel under Great Western Road between Botanic Gardens station (west) and Kelvin Bridge station (east). The tunnel is not only below the roadway but also below the pipes of Glasgow Corporation's Loch Katrine Aqueduct.

Tags

Tunnel
01/08/2020


News items

18/01/2022Calls for old Glasgow West End rail way station to re-open as tourist attraction [Clyde 1]
16/01/2022Glasgow Batgirl filming sees first train 'call' at Botanic Gardens station since 1939 [Glasgow Live]
13/01/2022Batgirl: Abandoned Glasgow railway tunnel being used for new DC film [Glasgow World]