Three arrested after Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station evacuation

Three men have been arrested after an police incident closed down Buchanan Bus Station in Glasgow.

The bomb squad was called out after reports of a suspicious package at Scotland’s busiest bus station at about 13:10.

BBC Scotland News understands the arrests are in connection with the recovery of offensive weapons.

The station was evacuated and remains closed, while nearby Killermont Street was shut to traffic and people were urged to avoid the area.

Glasgow Caledonian University campus, situated across the road from the bus station, was also evacuated.

A university spokesperson said: “We have evacuated our campus as a precaution. We will be providing further updates to our students in due course.”

ScotRail said it had cancelled trains at Glasgow Queen Street as emergency services were dealing with “an incident” near the station.

It said: “Until the police deem it safe to run trains again, no trains will run into and out of Glasgow Queen Street High Level.”

Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, also on Killermont Street, said it had cancelled performances due “circumstances beyond our control”.

Police Scotland said three men had been arrested in connection with the incident and inquiries were ongoing.

Station operator Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) apologised for the disruption and said passengers would be updated when it reopened.

Stagecoach, First Bus, McGill’s and several other bus firms use the station.

First said that “multiple services are diverting” and bus operators were using other city centre streets for drop offs and pick ups.

Citylink, which runs longer distance buses, said its services would depart from North Hanover Street until further notice.

Passengers have been urged to check with operators on how services have been affected.