Opened in October 1876 by the Prince and Princess of Wales, St Enoch Station was the first major public building in Glasgow lit by electricity. The original six platforms were covered by an arched roof measuring 83ft high, 204ft wide and 525ft long, modelled on St Pancras in London.

Such was the success of the station, that extra platforms and a second roof, 70ft high by 143ft wide were added in 1901. St Enoch station was closed in June 1966, its traffic transferred to Glasgow Central and its platforms used as a car park.