Arrived here on Citylink from Edinburgh, left on Citylink to Manchester. No wifi in the bus station…read morewas unexpected, bathroom available, food to takeaway for the ride if you need it. Clean enough, not amazing.

I would just like to start and say myself partner, son and father in law travelled from Edinburgh…read moreto glasgow on the 16th of march. My partner has recently gone blind where he is blind in one full eye and half in the right eye and is still trying to face his daily routine and get around using his blind stick. We both want to thank the guys that are around the busses before departure offering to help him on the bus as we were ready to head back to Edinburgh and another guy saving us a seat on the lower ground as the bus was quite busy. I was really surprised and grateful when the 2 men offered us their help and so was he. Thanks guys keep up the great work! :) Danielle

It's a tired cliche in Scotland to harp on about the stunning countryside "on our doorstep" that we…read morepay little attention to, but a trip on The West Highland Line proves that even if Scotland is a country filled with bitter, self pitying drunkards, it's an exceptionally good looking one. This rail line is considered amongst the most scenic in the world, and takes you through Loch Lomond, various mountain ranges, past Oban then onto Fort William. The scenery really is beyond belief at some points, with notable money shots being the Loch Lomond section which is viewed from halfway up a mountain (or a big hill, I'm not sure), and towards the end of the line when the train crosses the Glenfinnan Viaduct, a magnet for tourists as it was used in the Harry Potter films. There is one slight downside. Despite the summer months being packed with bumbag wearing tourists, Scotrail use an older, slower, and sometimes quite uncomfortable train for this service. It's either down to bad business sense or deliberate usage of a slower train for lovers of the rugged terrain, but it grates that they don't even bother with the buffet car. It's not too huge a deal though, and shouldn't detract from what's always a jaw dropping journey.

I first parked at Shields Road by accident, I'd gotten myself lost in the confusing streets of…read moreTradeston and couldn't find Bridge Street. I now prefer Shields Road, so it all worked out well in the end. It's easy to get to off the M8 or M77, so is very handy if you're coming from the south or east. It's located opposite the beautiful Scotland Street School which is always nice to look at early in the morning! There is a multi storey carpark as well as an outdoor parking area, meaning there is always lots of parking spaces no matter what time of day you arrive. I always just park in the outdoor area as I hate the monotony of driving up and down levels trying to find a spot. From the outside carpark it is maybe a 3 minute walk to the underground which even on a wet weather day is bearable (with a brolly). The station itself is small and simple. One platform, inner circle on the left, outer on the right and trains come about every 5 minutes so you're not waiting long. From Shields Road it's 8 minutes to Buchanan Street, or 6 minutes to St Enoch (my two main stations). For car parking and a return underground ticket you'll pay £5 which I think is great value, especially now that onstreet parking in the city centre has gone up again. I often take advantage of The Fish People shop when returning to my car to pick up some fresh fish for dinner that night, which is very handy. I can't think of what Shields Road would need to get this to be a 5 star review, I guess I'm just not that passionate about public transport. Fun fact: I was petrified of the underground for at least a year.

Park and Ride! (£5 all day parking inc return subway ticket)…read more For years I've either caught the train or driven the hour to north Glasgow on the M77/M8. I've often wondered about Shields Road Park and Ride subway station, but until this week never had the opportunity to check it out. Well blow me down if this isn't the best way to get into the city centre without all the hassle of fighting my way through that last few miles of gridlock, or trying to find an affordable parking space. I used the facility late morning/midweek. There were plenty of parking bays available outside the station, and probably plenty in the multi-storey car park too. It was quite a straightforward procedure. I took a ticket at the barrier on my way in, parked, then showed it to the lady at the subway ticket booth. Five pounds was handed over in return for a return subway ticket and the parking ticket which would get me out through the barrier on my return. Worked a treat, and really suited my travel plans. Its opposite the Scotland Street School Museum so I managed to get a little photo opportunity to boot. Win win!

With two platforms, you can guess that Buchanan Street station can get pretty busy at peak times,…read moreand I'm glad they installed the glass wall at the back of the Inner Circle platform as it makes it a lot safer when it's crowded. Good for the top end of Glasgow's premier shopping street, John Lewis, Buchanan Galleries shopping centre,, the main bus station, the Concert Hall and of course Queen Street rail station, which is easily accessed by a moving travelator. There is an urban myth about this station concerning a drunk who was standing on the end of the platform late one night and decided to relieve himself onto the track. Unfortunately, his ...errr... water came into contact with the live rail and the resulting flashback vaporised the unfortunate individual, leaving only his shoes welded to the platform edge. THIS IS NOT TRUE, it's an urban myth. It's a cool story to scare the kids though! What is interesting is if you stand down the far end of the Inner platform and look down the line towards St. Enoch, you can see the headlights of the next train reflecting on the rails as it pulls into St. Enoch. The section of the line from St. Enoch is quite steep, as the trains have not only just crossed under the river, they also have to get under the main line trains on the Argyll Line.

One of my favourite city underground stations, simply because it's easy, it leads in every…read moredirection and it's huge! There are several entrances and exits. Buchanan Street itself is a bustling street, so sometimes it's cumbersome with human traffic to have to walk around. Solution: another entrance. You can pretty much get to the station from every direction, and the beauty of it, is it's linked onto the Queen street station, so if you're going to the train station, you needn't set a toe outside! Just ride up the little 'walk-along' escalator and, voila! you're there. The platform has been fixed in recent months to include a plastic barrier, which is nice. I've always got a fear that I'm going to fall into the tracks behind me, and also for those people who are unsure of which train they're getting, it saves the embarassment for trying to get into a train which is opening on the other platform. If you're buying a ticket, make sure you take note of the ticketeer around the corner, not just the main window. There is almost always a queue for ticket buying, as none of the automatic ticket machines seem to be working.

People tend to forget about Cowcaddens station, but it's really handy for the top end of town and I…read moreprobably use it more than Buchanan Street or St. Enoch. It's a short walk away from Theatre Royal, the Royal Conservatoire, GFT, Piping Centre and even the middle of Sauchiehall Street precinct. Not much else to say about it except for the bit of trivia that the stretch between here and Buchanan Street is the lowest part of the Subway, and in the old days they apparently used to keep a rowing boat at Cowcaddens for when the line was flooded!

At a sort of periphary where the city centre turns into a bit of a concrete jungle, there's not…read moreactually to many places that this stop is most convenient for. Off the top of my head I can think of Buchanan Bus Station, The Royal Concert Hall, Stow College, SMG and if you know what streets to go for a shortcut, the pub / club end of Sauchihall Street. So actually, I stand corrected, it's perhaps quite useful after all.

One of the first stations to be refurbished, Hillhead now looks like an overly-lit public toilet…read morewith its uniform coverage of large white tiles and really bright fluorescent lighting. There's no attempt at any artistic merit at the platform level; however that is redeemed largely by the fantastic Alasdair Gray mural on the entrance concourse wall. I feel they have missed a trick with the refurbishment by not taking the opportunity to install LED lighting and incorporate more design elements on the platforms. It's hard to maintain the sense of individuality that the stations used to have when they are all bright white tiles. Some design motifs would have helped, and with LED lighting they would not only be more eco-friendly, they could change the mood of the lighting to suit the occasion. The best it can be described as is functional and utilitarian. But I do love the mural upstairs.

For me, the Hillhead subway station is pretty ideal. It has both staffed and self-service ticket…read moresales points and it has plenty of space in the main entrance and six turnstiles for its hundreds of customers - Hillhead is one of the busiest subway stops in the city. It also has that cool Alastair Grey tiled mural and a coffee shop. This stop is especially handy for Byres Road, the Botanic Gardens and the University of Glasgow which goes some way to explaining why its one of the busier stops on the Clockwork Orange. It's definitely a bit crowded at peak times but the regular rate of trains passing through mean that this isn't normally an issue. It has just reopened following works to modernise the subway in (summer 2016). However, since these works were necessary for sections of track at the depot, rather than for the stations themselves, it looks more or less the same as it did before.

This is my local train train station and it's pretty good for a wee train station and it's also…read morequite busy for a small station too. I quite like the fact it's not a manned station sometimes as it means I don't have to worry about ever queueing to get a ticket or such things. There's a information button you can press if you're ever needing train information or needing to know train times, etc... I'd probably never press it because I'm not a fan of chatting to some quiet person in a metal box on a stick in public, but that's just me and my daft ways. Pros: Fairly frequent service (half hourly) until quite late at night No ticket dude Wee bridge to hide under or shelter when it rains (as it often does) Wee bench Wee bin Cons: Only stairs ~ No ramp access for people with prams/buggys or wheelchairs Not 24 hour service (but not many train stations in Glasgow have that) No train information/timetable screens And my main bugbear is: NO SUNDAY SERVICE!!! Sort this out PLEASE ScotRail. In this day and age I think no Sunday service on what is clearly a popular train station is ridiculous. Annoys the heck out of me. If there was a Sunday service then it would most definitely get used by many locals. Ally Parade is always one of the busiest stops whenever I'm on the train coming from town or from the West End so it's daft they have no Sunday service. Bellgrove does and from what I can tell it's less popular/busier than Ally Parade so ScotRail; you're losing out. Please sort it. Thank you.

My local train station. It gets two stars mostly for convenience and the fact that there is both a…read morebridge and a shelter to stand under if it rains. However, no trains on a Sunday, no ticket machines and a tonne of pooping pigeons makes this place just a bit meh for me. Not to mention the fact that if it's raining or there's some bad weather, the station is known to cancel all trains without warning, requiring a taxi or a trip to bellgrove a couple of stops away. Only ten minutes to Queen St though.

The Exhibition Centre station is probably a tiny bit too small to do the job it's supposed to. It's…read morea two platform station and is the closest one to the SECC and Hydro, so people either change at Partick or Central to get to the Exhibition Centre for events. The result is that most of the time the station is pretty quiet but every now and then it's absolutely mobbed. I have no idea what the solution to this is. However, it is also quite a handy station if you're in the Finnieston area. Finnieston is more or less in the centre of the subway loop and isn't the best for buses either, so if you're wanting to get between Finnieston and the city centre, you're far better catching the train (it's often cheaper than the subway too). The staff here are particularly great (shout out to the guy with the glasses who sells tickets and who is brilliant) and there's a fair bit of space indoors between the two platforms where you can keep out of the rain. There are also benches on the platforms themselves and there's free WiFi and ticket machines. There are quite a lot of steps to get down to the platform from street level, but there is a lift too. It's just worth planning ahead if you need to use the lift when the station is likely to be busy.

When I was a little brat, I used to often visit the SECC with my family, usually twice a year to…read moresee the Motor Show and the Ideal Homes Exhibition. I used to find such events unbelievably exciting at aged 6, though nowadays I really couldn't be bothered traipsing round the halls looking at cheap Korean cars or a cardboard mock up of a flatpack Wimpy home. Anyway, perhaps the most exciting thing was the massive red tunnel that leads from this station to the SECC, it doesn't feel as space age as it did then, but it still brings back the memories.

So Uber has arrived in Glasgow. I've used this service in many other cities but really wasn't sure…read moreabout using it in Glasgow as I've never really had an issue getting taxis. We'd finished a boozy brunch yesterday and I decided to book an Uber home. Firstly, you need to watch for surge pricing. This pops up as a notification when you try to search for a taxi but I think they could have another reminder in the process, just so you really know what you'll be paying. It came up with 1.5x surge (meaning you pay 1.5x the normal rate because there's a high demand). I just cancelled and waited a few minutes before checking again, and the surge period had finished. I like the app and find it really easy to use - no worrying about where your taxi is because you can see it on the map, no worrying about paying by card or having cash as it's all done in the app so you just hop out at the end. Our taxi arrived within a few minutes and we were on our way. A trip into the city centre for us with our usual taxi company is £12.50, this ride was just £14, so the prices aren't really too different (our taxi company had a 15 minute + wait). I'm not going to say that I'd use Uber all the time in Glasgow but they're definitely handy to have. Also, in my experience (probably 30+ rides with Uber in various cities) the drivers tend to keep the cars in excellent condition.

I visited Glasgow yesterday for a day trip and as we arrived at the bus station I thought I'd check…read moreif there was any Uber cars around and was pleasantly surprised to find there was about 10 cars in and around the area. Über has only recently arrived to Belfast so any time I've checked there is never any cars available. Our car arrived within minutes - I think this is my favourite thing about Uber - you can tell exactly how much time you have before your car is going to arrive. So you can finish off your drinks and walk outside exactly as your taxi arrives. Our driver was pleasant and chatty. He mentioned that he can review passengers and that passengers can also rate him. (Little did he know that we were Yelp Elites and he was getting reviewed anyway). The fair from the bus station to the west end area of Glasgow cost less that £5 and the receipt was emailed to me within minutes of getting out of the car. It just comes straight out of your bank so there's no worrying about stopping for cash. All in all a great experience with Uber and I'll definitely use them again!