Glasgow Subway has found the resource to extend the subway hours on a Sunday from the usual 6 pm-close to 10 pm during COP26. It will also be opening two hours earlier at 8 am. The people of Glasgow have been demanding this for years, why does this extension have to end after two weeks? 

Not only will this be a huge benefit for the city, increasing the modernisation of the subway, but it will also help to ensure the safety of people in Glasgow, especially women. The transport links are poor enough, with no night buses, no train links to areas such as the West End. These current subway hours mean more people driving into the city centre on a Sunday, and women living in areas with poor transport links are being forced to walk home or pay the extortionate taxi prices.  

The SPT clearly have the resource to extend the subway hours on a Sunday. It is about time they modernised and maintained these hours after the COP26 VIPs leave. The people of Glasgow are just as important as these delegates and should be prioritised for public safety. Safe travel should be crucial to a city the size of Glasgow, there is zero reasoning not to view Sunday evenings as a sociable time, especially going into the festive period.