Major rail disruptions after large fire near Glasgow Central station

Network Rail said Scotland’s busiest station would remain closed ‘until further notice’ Travel disruption is expected to last throughout Monday after a large fire broke out near Glasgow Central station on Sunday. National Rail said that the station would remain closed with “no estimate on when the station will reopen” after the blaze at a vape shop in Union Street. “We expect disruption to continue on routes to/from/through Glasgow Central until at least the end of the day,” it said in a statement. No trains will run to or from the high-level platforms at Scotland’s busiest station, while trains that run through the low-level platforms will not call at Glasgow Central. Avanti West Coast advised passengers that an amended train service would run to Preston, Carlisle and Motherwell, “enabling customers to connect with trains to Edinburgh and local services to the Glasgow area”. ScotRail warned of substantial disruption to its services and urged passengers to check for the latest information before travelling. TransPennine Express said its services would not run between Glasgow Central and Liverpool Lime Street or Manchester airport on Monday, while trains between Edinburgh and Newcas