No trains will run to or from the high-level platforms at Scotland's busiest station today, causing widespread disruption.

Glasgow Central is one of the busiest stations in the UK, with 25 million passengers visits each year.

It is the main station for all services on the west coast mainline to England and also operates services throughout central Scotland.

Nearby Queen Street station operates the most regular services to Edinburgh but most other destinations in the Glasgow area are served from Central.

Avanti West Coast, which operates trains from Glasgow to England, has advised passengers that an amended train service will run to Preston, Carlisle and Motherwell, "enabling customers to connect with trains to Edinburgh and local services to the Glasgow area".

ScotRail warned of substantial disruption to its services and urged passengers to check for the latest information before travelling.

It said no ScotRail services would operate to or from Glasgow Central high level on Monday.

ScotRail services will not call at Glasgow Central low level but will pass through the station to stop at Argyle Street and Anderston.

"It is important to quickly establish the ownership of the building and the insurance position," says the Labour MSP.

It will then be important to move quickly to establish reconstruction.

Sweeney says: "I think that is going to be absolutely critical.

He tells Radio Scotland Breakfast it can't be left in limbo for years as we have seen with Sauchiehall Street with the ABC and the Art School.

Sweeney wonders whether the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service may need to do more proactive inspections of vape shops.

The Glasgow MSP adds: "I think there are significant concerns that essentially Scotland's busiest station can be wiped out by this kind of situation."

He says this major fire has opened up a blind spot in the consideration about these retail units.

A salon, cafe and the famous Blue Lagoon fish and chip shop have been completely wiped out, Sweeney says.

"The building is a gutted shell, it looks like something out of the Blitz."

Glasgow MSP Paul Sweeney tells Radio Scotland Breakfast everyone who he was standing with last night were "sickened" by the fire.

The Labour MSP says: "To see the entire building completely consumed in an inferno was truly shocking.

"I think it's just raised serious questions aboout the proximity of critical national infrastructure to these vape shops."

Image source, Glasgow Film Festival

Sunday night was the last night of the Glasgow Film Festival.

A party celebrating the closing film - Scottish actor James McAvoy's directorial debut California Schemin’ - was due to be held at the Central Hotel, inside Glasgow Central Station.

The gala event was moved at the last minute to another venue on Sauchiehall Street after the station and the hotel were closed due to the Union Street blaze.

The film itself was premiered earlier on Sunday.

Katie Hunter
Reporting from Glasgow city centre

Police have reduced the size of the cordon where we are on Renfield Street but a number of roads around Glasgow city centre remain closed this morning.

There are around half a dozen police officers at the cordon and emergency service vehicles have been coming and going all morning.

People are being asked to stay away from the area.

James Cheyne
Reporting from Glasgow city centre

Glasgow Central Station - the busiest in Scotland and one of the busiest in the UK - is closed for the whole of today but after that it is not yet clear.

Looking at the destruction around it, you would imagine it could be closed for quite a while.

There will be significant disruption.

This station is very busy, with 25 million passenger visits a year, and it is completely closed.

The high-level platforms are closed and the low-level trains can pass through but won't stop at Glasgow Central.

There is also significant disruption to Glasgow city centre, with an exclusion zone around the station causing congestion.

James Cheyne
Reporting from Glasgow city centre

As the light starts to come up on Glasgow city centre this morning, we can see the wreckage of the building on Union Street that was devastated by fire.

There is still smoke pouring out of it and there is still water being pumped into it, which gives the impression that this is not yet a dampening-down operation.

There is still firefighting going on, about 16 hours after the blaze started.

Scottish Fire and Rescue says there are still nine fire engines and three high-reach appliance at the scene.

We asked if the fire was under control yet and they said they couldn't say.

There is still a significant amount of activity going on and the blackened carcass of that building where it started is now becoming visible.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has just released a statement on the huge blaze near Glasgow Central Station.

It says: "The response to the commercial building fire on Union Street, Glasgow, has now been reduced, with nine fire appliances and three high-reach vehicles remaining at the scene.

"Members of the public are still advised to avoid the area where possible, and nearby residents should keep windows closed as a precaution."

It adds: "We were alerted at 3.46pm on Sunday, 8 March, to reports of a fire affecting the ground floor of a four-storey commercial building on Union Street, Glasgow.

"At its height, 18 appliances and specialist resources were mobilised. The incident has since been scaled back and nine appliances, including three high-reach vehicles, remain in attendance.

"There are no reported casualties."

Our reporter Katie Hunter is at Union Corner in Glasgow city centre and she says she can still see smoke rising from the building.

"I can see firefighters on aerial platforms, they are still dousing that building with water," she says.

They have been there since 4pm yesterday afternoon.

She says the fire started in a vape shop but it quickly escalated, with about 60 firefighters there at the height of the blaze.

Not surprisingly the huge fire dominates some of the front pages of Scotland's papers.

Here's a sample of the coverage:

Image source, BBC/Daily Mail

James Cheyne
Reporting from Glasgow city centre

Glasgow Central Station is the busiest railway station in Scotland - and the fourth busiest in the UK, outside the main London stations.

There are 25 million passenger visits each year.

It will remain closed all day today, with no trains running at all.

It will have an impact across the ScotRail network and on trains to England.

There is also an exclusion zone for about a block in every direction around Central Station. That's going to cause problems.

James Cheyne
Reporting from Glasgow city centre

I can see the blackened skeleton of the building at street level and the dome above it.

There were audible gasps among the people gathered here last night when that dome caved in.

It was about 3.45pm on Sunday when the emergency services were called.

There was dark black smoke billowing from a narrow doorway on Union Street.

Firefighters fought the fire in the afternoon but it was later in the evening that it became apparent how significant the blaze was.

James Cheyne
Reporting from Glasgow city centre

The flames that were still visible blazing inside the windows late last night have now gone.

By the early hours of this morning it was just grey smoke pouring out of the building.

There are still two large hoses above us pouring water into the building on Union Street, at the side of Glasgow Central Station.

There are at least 10 fire engines still on the scene.

The firefighters have everything under control but it is still an active effort, 15 hours after the fire broke out.

Travel disruption is expected to last throughout the day after a fire broke out near Glasgow Central railway station.

National Rail says the station will remain closed with "no estimate on when the station will reopen" following the blaze at a vape shop in Union Street.

"We expect disruption to continue on routes to/from/through Glasgow Central until at least the end of the day," it said in a statement.

No trains will run to or from the high-level platforms at Scotland's busiest station, while trains that run through the low-level platforms will not call at Glasgow Central.

Avanti West Coast advised passengers an amended train service will run to Preston, Carlisle and Motherwell, "enabling customers to connect with trains to Edinburgh and local services to the Glasgow area".

ScotRail warned of substantial disruption to its services and urged passengers to check for the latest information before travelling.

TransPennine Express says its services will not run between Glasgow Central and Liverpool Lime Street or Manchester Airport on Monday, while trains between Edinburgh and Newcastle/Manchester Airport will be subject to delays and cancellations in both directions.

Here is a summary of what happened yesterday:

• A huge blaze engulfed a building at Glasgow Central Station on Sunday causing it to partially collapse.
• The fire started in a vape shop on Union Street on Sunday afternoon, with the B-listed Victorian building collapsing several hours later as flames spread.
• All train services at Glasgow Central, Scotland's busiest station, are expected to be cancelled until at least the end of Monday. National Rail said there was "no estimate on when the station will reopen".
• The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service urged people to avoid the area as crews continued to battle the blaze at 05:00 GMT, more than 13 hours after firefighters were first alerted. No injuries have been reported.
• Following a meeting at midnight, Network Rail said: "As things stand we've not identified any significant damage to the station. We'll get this fully assessed at first light."

Image source, Getty Images

We're taking a break in our live coverage of the huge fire near Glasgow Central Station but we'll be back from about 06:00 with latest updates including how travel is disrupted

Here's a summary of how the story unfolded

• Firefighters were called to reports of a fire, believed to be in a vape shop, on Union Street at about 15:45 on Sunday afternoon.
• Initially six fire appliances were sent but during the evening it became more intense, spreading through the entire four-storey B-listed building known as Union Corner, which dates from 1851
• Sixty firefighters using 15 fire engines including three height appliances were at one stage trying to control the blaze which had spread to the roof
• Crowds gasped as the dome at the highest point of the building was engulfed by flames and came crashing to the ground
• Despite the intensity of the fire there have been no reports of casualties. Some nearby hotels were evacuated.

• While the station itself does not appear to be damaged, it will remain closed and all Monday ScotRail services in and out of Glasgow Central are cancelled. TransPennine Express services to Manchester Airport and Liverpool are also cancelled. Avanti West Coast says it will run an amended service to and front Glasgow Central. Passengers should check before they travel.
• Some train services will be able to pass through the station to stop at Argyle Street and Anderson.
• By midnight the fire appeared to be finally under control, with no signs of flames but the air was heavy with smoke
• First Minister John Swinney has said he is "deeply concerned" by the fire and has thanked emergency services who responded.

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Paul Ward
BBC Scotland journalist in Glasgow

Glasgow MSP Paul Sweeney came to the scene to see the extent of the damage. He said he “felt sick to see another part of Glasgow’s built environment destroyed”.

The Labour MSP said that there were "serious questions" to be asked about the fire.

“I want to raise the issue in the Scottish Parliament this week," he added. "We need a recovery plan for the building and businesses and the rail station. Lots of question need to be asked.”

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Image source, Michelle Cohen

We spoke earlier to Michelle Cohen, who has a painting studio on the other side of Union Street from the station.

She has photographed the skyline over the years - as well as capturing images as the fire devastated the building on Sunday evening.

Image source, Michelle Cohen

Image source, A sunset over the station

Image source, Michelle Cohen

Image source, Michelle Cohen