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| Snow chaos hit city rail station | Snow chaos hit city rail station |
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| Thousands of commuters have been severely affected by major disruption at Glasgow's central station. | Thousands of commuters have been severely affected by major disruption at Glasgow's central station. |
| Heavy snow in the Strathclyde area led to broken down trains and signal failure, particularly in the south of Glasgow. | Heavy snow in the Strathclyde area led to broken down trains and signal failure, particularly in the south of Glasgow. |
| Network Rail said the worst of the disruption was over by 1900 GMT. | Network Rail said the worst of the disruption was over by 1900 GMT. |
| Other areas of Scotland have also been affected by the adverse weather. Grampian Police said there was major problems on the roads in Aberdeenshire. | Other areas of Scotland have also been affected by the adverse weather. Grampian Police said there was major problems on the roads in Aberdeenshire. |
| Just before 1700 GMT on Tuesday, the concourse at the Central Station had to be temporarily closed due to the numbers of passengers waiting for trains. | Just before 1700 GMT on Tuesday, the concourse at the Central Station had to be temporarily closed due to the numbers of passengers waiting for trains. |
| Craig Bowman, from Network Rail, said thousands of passengers had been affected. | Craig Bowman, from Network Rail, said thousands of passengers had been affected. |
| A train had broken down on the Ayrshire and Largs route and there had been points failures at various locations. | A train had broken down on the Ayrshire and Largs route and there had been points failures at various locations. |
| Mr Bowman added there had also been problems getting staff to the affected areas to repair the problems due to congestion on the roads. | Mr Bowman added there had also been problems getting staff to the affected areas to repair the problems due to congestion on the roads. |
| Elsewhere, Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary said a jack-knifed lorry had caused problems on the A76 Dumfries - Kilmarnock road, north of Thornhill. | Elsewhere, Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary said a jack-knifed lorry had caused problems on the A76 Dumfries - Kilmarnock road, north of Thornhill. |
| Police also said conditions were treacherous on the M74 north of junction 16. | Police also said conditions were treacherous on the M74 north of junction 16. |
| Grampian Police urged the public to avoid non-essential travel. | Grampian Police urged the public to avoid non-essential travel. |
| A spokesman added that the snowy conditions were likely to persist over the next 48 hours. | A spokesman added that the snowy conditions were likely to persist over the next 48 hours. |
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