A funding package worth almost £246 million has been announced to modernise the Glasgow Subway.
SPT had already started work on refurbishing stations and now
the Scottish Government revealed it will provide £246m for the
overall project, which will include new trains and signalling.
With Govan, Partick, St Enoch and Ibrox stations all in the
Clyde Waterfront area, the news is a major boost for Clyde
Waterfront infrastructure.
Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, a Glasgow MSP, and
Infrastructure Minister Alex Neil made the announcement as they
visited Hillhead station, where work has already started.
Last year, before the Holyrood elections, the Scottish Government
gave Strathclyde Partnership for Transport the green light to take
forward its plans for the first major overhaul of the network since
the 1970s, when the Subway was almost entirely rebuilt.
The latest programme will see new driverless trains introduced and
new signalling installed, costing a total of £296m.
SPT has already started work on refurbishing Hillhead
station and to replace escalators at 10 of the 15 Subway stations
in time for 2014 when Glasgow hosts the Commonwealth
Games.
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Evening Times - Glasgow gets £250m to upgrade subway