Mount Florida Railway Station

I’m not entirely convinced this railway station really requires a second review seen as Gordon has done such a splendid job the first time. But, after positioning myself and taking photos of it on a Tuesday afternoon and looking very much like a mentalist — I shall. Out of sheer will.
Here goes, it is situated in a quiet residential area. Though, this does not mean that there’s not some forms of entertainment round about. I’ll leave the very obvious Hampden Park and won’t include the co-​op funeral services.
There are however a few public houses within the immediate vicinity — Florida Park bar and The Clockwork. As well as a few more just minutes away further up Battlefield Road — The Mission, Armstrongs and Bar Budda which is a short wander up a hill (it’s good for you!).
You’ll also find one of the best Indian restaurants a stone’s throw away (Aushan Tandoori). Hence, you can have a nice meal and few cheap pints in the Florida Park to get yourself in the mood for some footie or music at Hampden.
Alternatively, you could pop in here afterwards in order to out wait the masses at the railway station. Well worth another review.

Despite its name, Mount Florida is not an exotic holiday resort in the States, more a mundane residential area in the south of Glasgow, made up of sandstone tenements, save for the mammoth fortress that is Hampden Park, home of Scotland’s national football team.
The railway station of Mount Florida is served by five trains per hour to and from Glasgow Central, two of these via the Cathcart Circle, two to/​from Neilston and one to/​from Newton, so the service is pretty frequent. There is a ticket office on the single island platform, reached via a footbridge.
Concerts and football matches at Hampden Park make the station very busy at times and extra services are often laid on as a result. The queues to get the train home after these events can be very long, leading all the way down the adjoining street, not helped by the fact the station has a narrow single platform and even narrower footbridge.
For such popularity during events at Hampden, Mount Florida station really should be bigger. For 40,000+ football and music fans, a narrow single platform and footbridge is simply not good enough.