Tradeston facts for kids
Tradeston (Scots: Tredstoun) is a small district in the Scottish city of Glasgow adjacent to the city centre on the south bank of the River Clyde.
Geography
Tradeston is bounded by the River Clyde to the north, the Glasgow to Paisley railway line to the south, Eglinton Street and Bridge Street to the east and West Street to the west. The M74 Extension traverses the area.
New flats have been built along the river bank, and the Tradeston bridge which opened on 14 May 2009, links Tradeston and Kingston with Broomielaw.
Transport
Tradeston is served by the Glasgow Subway system at West Street and Bridge Street stations.
West Street station is the proposed location of a major new rail-subway interchange as part of the Crossrail Glasgow proposal.
The area was the scene of a tragedy in 1994 when a double-decker bus carrying a group of Girl Guides from the city's Drumchapel district crashed into one of the low rail bridges crossing West Street immediately adjacent to the subway station (the driver was unfamiliar with the route and was being led by a guide leader in a car); A similar incident occurred at another nearby low bridge on Cook Street in 2009, although on that occasion the bus was empty and returning to the depot.
Culture
The singer Simon Bell was born in Tradeston in 1949.
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Economy
Many former industrial buildings in the area have been demolished as part of the M74 Extension which opened in June 2011. Barclays Bank opened a new headquarters at the Tradeston waterfront on the River Clyde's south bank in 2021, which is expected to lead to thousands of new jobs and kickstart the regeneration of Tradeston as a whole. The project consisted of replacing low rise industrial units with new office buildings and renovating two previously derelict listed buildings.
