The deal will be awarded in autumn 2016 and involve the demolition of a number of the station’s existing structures, the reconstruction of the main concourse area and the extension of its station buildings.

The work will also see improved station entrances at Dundas Street and George Square, the building of a new staff accommodation block and the construction of extended platforms to cater for longer trains.

The expansion work at Scotland’s third busiest station is expected to be completed in 2019 and is being carried out to accommodate the 28 million passengers expected to use the station annually by 2030.

The extended platforms will serve the longer electric trains being introduced in Scotland as part of the £742m Edinburgh-Glasgow improvement programme.
Managing director of the ScotRail Alliance Phil Verster said: “Today we are confirming that one of our busiest and most important stations will also be transformed, making it larger and with much better facilities for our growing number of customers.

“Scotland’s railway is about more than running metal boxes up and down the tracks. We are all about using trains to connect people with jobs, businesses with customers and communities with more opportunities to grow and prosper.

“The changes we are making in the coming years will make sure that we have a modern fleet, running on improved infrastructure to and from world-class stations.”

Programme director for the Edinburgh-Glasgow improvement programme Rodger Querns said: “This is further good progress in the delivery of EGIP.

“We have already successfully completed a number of key elements of EGIP including the electrification of the Cumbernauld line and Haymarket station and are on the ground across the Edinburgh-Glasgow railway preparing the line for electrification and building Edinburgh Gateway Interchange at Gogar, where we are also making good progress.”

Source: constructionnews.co.uk