Guild Street, Aberdeen

Guild Street is a main street in the city centre of Aberdeen, Scotland.

View of one side of Guild Street

Stations

Guild Street has Aberdeen railway station and the city's rebuilt bus station on it. Alongside these is the site of the former Guild Street railway station which became a goods station after the construction of the "joint" railway station (on the site of the present facility, which is itself the second building to house the "joint" station), but the former goods station has since been closed and demolished, leaving only some goods sidings behind the site.

Union Square

Guild street is also home to the second biggest shopping centre in Scotland Union Square the centre features around 60 shops including Apple Store, Superdry, Hollister. The centre also features various restaurants like TGI Fridays, Frankie & Benny's, Yo Sushi and opening soon Las Inguanas. The centre also is home to a 10 screen Cineworld the biggest in the region and a 203 bedroom Jury's Inn. The centre opened in 2009 and costed £250 Million and has over 1000 parking spaces.

View of Guild Street, Aberdeen

The centre is built on top of the old Guild Street railway yards and goods station.

Other facilities

The street also has a rear entrance to the Trinity Shopping Centre and its car park. It is also very close to the harbour.

The listed building of the now reopened Tivoli Theatre is on the street.

Coordinates: 57°08′41″N 2°05′51″W / 57.14484°N 2.09749°W / 57.14484; -2.09749


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