Glasgow’s Subway is to be given extended opening hours in the first major change in decades.
The Subway will see extended opening on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
Councillors on the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport board are being asked to approve the changes at their meeting this week.
The Subway is currently open from 6.30am to 11.40pm Monday to Saturday, and 10am to 6.12pm on a Sunday.
Passengers have been calling for the network to open later on Sundays and to run later into the night for years.
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Sunday opening has long been a frustration to many people who live work and socialise in the areas served by the Subway.
The changes will see trains run past midnight on a Friday and Saturday nights with a 12.30 am closing time.
Big changes on a Sunday will see trains running for an extra nine hours on a Sunday.
When the change happens, the Sunday service will start at 6.30 am and run until 11.30pm.
The change will come in once the current modernisation programme is complete, with new platform doors and is able to run driverless trains, which is expected to be next year.
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SPT said: “Extending the operating window will help accommodate late-night workers, early-morning commuters on Sundays, off-peak travellers, including shift workers and nighttime economy participants, and aligns with other comparable cities' offering."
SPT chair councillor Stephen Dornan said: “We are all aware that there is a real ask from Subway users for extended Subway operating hours, especially on a Sunday and it has long been a commitment of SPT to revise the operating hours once Subway modernisation is fully complete.
“However, there are still a number of issues we need to consider, including future maintenance requirements of the system and future staffing which we need to consider alongside longer operating hours.”
Malcolm Mitchell, SPT board member and SNP councillor for Garscadden and Scotstounhill, said it can be a "watershed moment for late-night transport".
He said: "A seven-day round-the-clock city like ours needs a service that reflects the needs and demands of modern Glasgow.
"That's something the travelling public has long been calling for.
"Later weekend hours, especially that five and a half hour extension on Sundays, will make parts of the city much more accessible, give businesses a boost and offer folk out enjoying themselves and late -night workers a safe and value-for-money option for getting home."
When it does come into effect the impact will be monitored.
David Wilson SPT vice chair, added: “While we all fully support the move to the new Subway operating hours, we do also have to consider the impact on our staff and the additional costs of running the service for longer during the week.
"As with all new transport operations, time will be required to build patronage so we will be keeping the revised operating hours under review for the first two years.”
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