Balmore Road

There are many options for travelling around North Glasgow using bus and rail. The nearest train station is Possilpark & Parkhouse. Ashfield station is also a 15 minute walk away. Use the Traveline Scotland journey planner to plan the most convenient route. There are different options for public transport fares, including:

• Travelling for free on buses in Scotland with a National Entitlement Card (e.g. under 22s or over 60s). A day ticket with First Bus, who run the buses that stop near to the hub, is £5.90 (for latest fare and route information see the FirstBus website).
• ScotRail train tickets can be purchased at the station or on the ScotRail app. You maybe able to buy a railcard or eligible for other discounted train tickets. Visit the ScotRail website for more information.
• If you regularly travel into central Glasgow by public transport, and especially if you use different types of transport (e.g. ScotRail trains, Glasgow Subway or local buses), it may be cheaper to purchase a ZoneCard, which gives you unlimited journeys by public transport. See the SPT Zone Card website for more information.

You can walk or wheel to most places in and around North Glasgow.

There are several groups running welcoming and free ‘health walks’ to help build your walking confidence and meet other people. Visit the Walking Scotland website to find a local group.

Most places in North Glasgow can be reached by bike in around 10 minutes. The city centre is a 15 minute cycle away. You can plan your cycling route using the Cycle Streets website or app.

There are a number of local groups that can help you feel more confident cycling in Glasgow. Groups offering support for adults include:

• Bike for Good– runs regular cycle training lessons (free/pay what you can) from their West End hub on Haugh Road. Check out the Bike for Good website for more information.
• Women on Wheels – offers cycle training for women and non-binary people (free/pay what you can) from their base on Dixon Road in Govanhill. Visit the Women on Wheels website to learn more.
• Cycling Scotland – lists other cycling trainers that operate in the local area – see the Cycling Scotland website for more details.

This pop-up mobility hub is a hire station for Glasgow’s Voi cycle hire scheme, with hire stations all over the city. Use your phone to rent a bike from your nearest hire station and drop it off at another hire station of your choosing.

Most local journeys can be done by walking, cycling or public transport. But for occasional journeys that need to be done by car, why not consider renting one of the nearby car club vehicles from Co Wheels Car Club? Car clubs offer the benefits of access to cars without the costs and hassle of owning one. You can hire a car by the hour, starting from £4.95 per hour, including all fuel costs and standard insurance. £1.50 monthly membership fee for Glasgow residents (usually £5) – for more information visit the Co Wheels website.

The project aims to work out how more people in Scotland can be supported to walk, wheel and cycle for short local journeys. The hub therefore needs to be near where people live, work or visit, or a combination of these things.

The site at Balmore Road was chosen after an assessment process and site visit that looked at things like:

• Existing sustainable transport options (e.g. bus, train, subway, cycling, walking, car club)
• Proximity to amenities (e.g. shops, parks, schools and universities)
• Demographic factors including population density and level of deprivation
• Potential for more people to take journeys by public transport or walking or cycling
• Site gradient, pavement height etc.

The Balmore Road location scored highly in this assessment as it is close to Possilpark & Parkhouse train station, bus routes and has a high potential for modal shift to more sustainable types of transport.

No, the council is not funding the pop-up mobility hubs project. The funding for the project comes from Strathclyde Partnership for Transport’s People & Place initiative, which is a grant fund of Transport Scotland. The aim of the funding is to make it easier for more people in Scotland to walk, wheel or cycle for short, local journeys. Glasgow City Council has partnered with CoMoUK on the project as it aligns with both Glasgow’s Transport Strategy and Active Travel Strategy. The council has given some staff time to support the project, but has not provided any funding.

The hub will be in the area between Wednesday 14 January and the week of 16 March 2026.The space will then revert to its usual function.

We are testing different areas of Glasgow to see what works well and what does not to help people to walk, wheel and cycle more. Keeping pop-ups between 8 to 10 weeks means that we can try different types of locations and also gives more people the benefit of having the pop-up in their area.

The Sustainable Transport team at Glasgow City Council notified all Elected Members of the proposals via three ward briefings and an online presentation, in advance of the mobility hub being installed on site.

We delivered an information flyer to nearby households and businesses when the hub was installed and will be delivering updated information flyers during the pop-up. We have obtained the relevant permit from the council to occupy the space. We will be running a survey on the hub throughout the duration of the pop-up, which you can access at: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/balmore-road/.

The project aims to work out how more Scots can be supported to walk, wheel and cycle for short local journeys. The hub therefore needs to be near where people live, work or visit.

The pop-up mobility hub is located on road in line with Glasgow Transport Strategy Policy 50, which states that the council will work to ensure new sustainable transport interventions do not take up pavement space where possible, do not create new hazards for the movement of pedestrians or those with mobility difficulties, and road space reallocation is considered first and foremost with a clear rationale set out why this cannot be achieved if relevant.

The hub features: 

• Accessible seating to allow those with mobility needs (or anyone else) to rest while walking
• Bike repair stand and pump
• Pop-up Voi docking station
• Colourful planting and greenery
• Free walking and cycling events for the community while the hub is in the area

This is our nineteenth pop-up across Scotland and none so far have resulted in any major issues relating to antisocial behaviour or littering for residents. However, we will respond to any issues raised (see below for how to contact us) and our Glasgow-based team will check on the hub regularly.

Any events held at the hub will be during the day time and very occasional. Footfall should not be more than would be expected for a location that is a main road. Longer events will be held at a nearby venue. Please see the events section of the web page to view more details about where events are being held.

If you have an urgent concern to report about the hub, you can email scotland@como.org.uk or call 07553 355519 between Monday to Friday, 10am-4pm.

If you would like to share your opinion on the hub, positive, negative or neutral, you can fill in our survey, which can be accessed at https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/balmore-road/.