The façade of the Grade B building which dates from c1900. It had its name changed in the 1920s from Eglinton Street to Cumberland Street to avoid confusion with the Caledonian Railway’s Eglinton Street on the line out of Glasgow Central. A second station entrance at the opposite end of the platform at Eglinton Street and Wellcroft Place was demolished after closure.
JOHN YELLOWLEES
THE former Cumberland Street station in Glasgow, the first stop out of Glasgow St Enoch for passengers travelling to Renfrewshire and Ayrshire, could see the surviving structure turned into a live music venue, including recording studios, by promoters of the Gorbals regeneration project.