Central station clock counts down to Glasgow's Commonwealth Games

Glasgow-based artist Agnes Jones designed the clock

A specially-made clock in Glasgow Central station has started ticking down to next summer's Commonwealth Games in the city.

The 10-day event will take place from 23 July to 2 August, featuring 10 sports across four venues along an eight-mile (13km) corridor.

Glasgow-based artist-blacksmith and sculptor Agnes Jones designed the clock after being picked via a public search run by organisers.

It has been placed above the departure board in the busy station, and Games organisers estimate more than 25 million people will see it while passing through.

The 23m-long (75ft) installation features a line of steel - chosen in a nod to the city's ship building heritage - to create the outlines of athletes in various action poses.

Ms Jones told BBC Scotland: "I started by trying to draw all the sports in the Games, and got really interested in watching all the actions, the movement of the sportspeople.

"It was really fun trying to draw them, and create something that's flowing from one side to the other."

She then recreated the line drawing in steel, before bending it to fit the lines of the drawing and welding everything together.

A team worked for four nights in a row to put the clock into place at Central station.

Ms Jones added: "This is a station I walk through all the time, and it was absolutely amazing to walk in this morning and see it there welcoming people."

Agnes Jones was joined by several Commonwealth Games dignitaries to launch the clock

Team Scotland 3x3 wheelchair basketball player Robyn Love and weightlifter Agata Herbert joined England's 3x3 basketball player Jamell Anderson and Welsh boxer Rosie Eccles to officially launch the clock.

George Black, chairman of Glasgow 2026, said the unveiling marked the start of the countdown to the Games.

He said: "I have no doubt that it will build anticipation for the Games for the thousands of people who pass through the station each day.

"This station will sit at the very heart of the Games; a central hub connecting our venues, fans, athletes, volunteers and communities, so there is no better place for this incredible artwork to be."

More than 3,000 athletes from 74 nations and territories will compete across Glasgow next summer.

Glasgow took over hosting late in the day, after the Australian state of Victoria pulled out citing rising costs.