Moment Glasgow Subway passengers forced to get off and walk through dark underground tunnels
GLASGOW Subway commuters were forced to get off and evacuate through dark underground tunnels following a fault with a train.
The service suddenly stopped in between stations on Tuesday night, leaving passengers stranded.
The incident happened at around 11pm between Cowcaddens and St George’s Cross.
As the train stopped between stations, commuters were forced to evacuate the carriages.
A number of videos and snaps were posted on social media showing dozens of passengers walking through the dark underground tunnels.
They were escorted by SPT staff.
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Passengers then proceeded to walk back to Cowcaddens station.
One of the people on board the train was Scottish Labour MSP Paul O'Kane.
He shared an photo on X which showed passengers making their way along the tracks through the tunnel.
Mr O'Kane said: "Power outage on Glasgow Subway meant a wander through the tunnel to Cowcaddens."
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He also praised staff for their help and added: "Massive thanks to Paddy and his colleague from the Subway signalling maintenance night shift for getting me to Shields Road and getting my car out. Couple of gentlemen!"
An SPT spokesperson said: "One of our new rolling stock did develop a fault while in passenger service.
"Once the train was removed from the system, a fault was identified, rectified and the train was made available for service.
"A number of passengers were detrained into the tunnels which is normal practice if we cannot move the train to the nearest station."
In December last year, users of the underground system were greeted by shiny new carriages, the first in 31 years.
Operator SPT decided to introduce the new rolling stock following successful final testing.
They are the same length as the old carriages but include four cars instead of the current three.
Platform screen doors will also be installed in stations as the Subway trains will eventually become driverless.