POLICE have introduced metal detectors at a Glasgow train station following "shocking acts of violence" in the city.
British Transport Police officers are in position at Glasgow Central Station monitoring passengers moving in and out of the low level.
Cops said enhanced patrols are now in force on trains coming through the city to give "public reassurance".
And knife arches are also in use.
A BTP spokesperson said: "Passengers will notice enhanced patrols on trains, as well as the use of knife arches in stations, to provide public reassurance in response to the two separate shocking acts of violence on the rail network last weekend."
The move follows the death of a 14-year-old boy at High Street station last Saturday.
Justin McLaughlin, 14, was found seriously injured at High Street railway station and pronounced dead in hospital a short time later.
A 16-year-old boy has now been charged in connection with his death.
In a separate incident that police say is unconnected, three teenagers have been arrested and charged in connection with an alleged murder bid on a 13-year-old boy on a train in Glasgow.
The three youths - aged 13, 15, and 16 - are said to have been involved near to Bellgrove, in the East End, on Friday.
The BTP spokesperson also asked for people to come forward with information.
He added: “Passengers continue to be our eyes and ears and they can help us by reporting crimes and concerns by texting 61016 or calling 999 in an emergency.”
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