Bar and casino plans roll into Central station

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Archiseek / UK / Scotland / News / 2004 / February 12

A large casino, bar, nightclub and restaurant complex could be built under one of Scotland's largest and most historic railway stations, it emerged yesterday. Developers may convert the space below Glasgow Central station, which was used by a car and van rental firm and a car park company, into a huge entertainment venue. More than 34 million people visit the station each year and it has won the Europa Nostra competition, a prestigious European heritage award, in recognition of the Ł33m invested over the past decade to restore the Victorian station to its former glory. Judges said the award, which will be presented this week, was for the "research and remarkable conservation of an important nineteenth-century train station including important protection measures to the roof".

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