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Can't catch a train Traditional Cache

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Professor Xavier: As the owner has not responded to my previous log requesting that they check this cache I am archiving it. Please note that as this cache has now been archived by a reviewer or HQ staff it will NOT be unarchived.

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Hidden : 11/7/2016
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

On sunny days, Glasgow‘s 19th century Botanic Gardens merit a stroll.  Home to the iconic Kibble Palace, this popular attraction is located on Great Western Road at the end of Byres Road in the city’s elegant West End .


Glasgow‘s 19th century Botanic Gardens, home to shimmering glasshouses and the iconic Kibble Palace, remain a popular attraction today in the city’s elegant West End, drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. But in a quiet corner of the gardens close to the main entrance lies an intriguing urban oddity – a slice of Glasgow’s hidden history in the form of an abandoned underground railway station built in Victorian times.

Opened in 1896 on what would become the Caledonian Railway, the eerily intact subterranean platforms of the Glasgow Botanic Gardens railway station have remained silent since the outset of World War Two. In addition to its two platforms, the Botanic Gardens boasted an elegant, red-brick station building constructed at ground level, boasting twin-towers resplendent with domes which lent an Eastern orthodox flavour to its Victorian architecture.

But after two decades of operation, the station closed temporarily in January 1917 when wartime austerity meant funding was shifted to more pressing priorities. The Botanic Gardens railway station reopened in 1919, but its operational life would be short-lived. Two decades later, in February 1939, the subterranean facility again closed to passengers – this time permanently. 

The platforms still remain underground where they can be seen from above through still open air vents in the Botanic Gardens, and the floor of the building is still visible within the fenced-off section of the gardens marking where it stood. 

The vent shafts to the railway platform are located in one area of the garden that seems to have fewer muggles hanging about, even on sunny days, probably because is near a side entrance. The cache itself is small “bison” tube and is hidden very carefully. As per the rules, it is not buried.  Please return exactly as found and close the cache tightly so that the log won't get wet. Happy hunting!

Source: http://www.urbanghostsmedia.com/2015/05/hidden-glasgow-abandoned-botanic-gardens-railway-station/ and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botanic_Gardens_railway_station

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ubcr lbh nera'g fghpx "unatvat" nebhaq.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)