We've used Partick Station about twenty times for changing trains and connecting onto local busses but had never taken time for an "official visit"! The current interchange station was opened in 1979 to merge existing subway and rail stations into one location alongside the local bus station. Partickhill slightly to the north had been open since 1887 and the Merkland Street subway station had been open since 1896. Remains of the platforms for Partickhill can still be seen from the new station. More than 5 Million passengers per year use the interchange between rail, subway & bus - the rail station alone is the sixth busiest in Scotland and underwent a major redesign in 2009 to improve accessibility.