Network Rail has launched a public consultation to hear passengers’ views on the proposed £104m transformation of Glasgow Queen Street station.
The company has unveiled new designs for how the station will look
as it begins an initial three-month long process to gather
passenger and public views on the project.
Scotland's third busiest station with 20m passengers a year,
Glasgow Queen Street needs to expand to meet predicted growth to
28m passengers by 2030 and to accommodate the longer trains that
will be running on key routes in the future.
As well as overhauling Queen Street's rail infrastructure and
operational capabilities, the redevelopment will transform
passenger facilities and improve how the station interacts with the
surrounding city.
The project is part of the £650m Edinburgh Glasgow
Improvement Programme (EGIP), which will deliver a rolling
programme of electrification across the Central Belt over the next
five years and beyond.
Funded by the Scottish Government, EGIP will reduce journey
times and boost capacity on key routes including the main Edinburgh
Waverley-Glasgow Queen Street line.