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Glasgow’s subway system will shut down for a month next summer a part of a £282million facelift.

The underground network will close for four weeks at the start of the school summer holidays.

Strathclyde Partnership for Transport are bringing in improvements including driverless trains, new escalators and glass screens on platforms.

They had hoped to keep the network open during the work but now say it will have to close for safety reasons.

Chairman Jim Coleman said: “It’s always disappointing when we have to suspend a vital service.

“However, safety is not something we are prepared to compromise on, and undertaking this vital upgrade when passenger numbers are at their lowest in summer will minimise disruption.”

Coleman said SPT would provide other transport for passengers but journeys would take “a little longer”.