PLANS CONFIRMED TO TRANSFORM GLASGOW QUEEN STREET

Published at 23:51 on Saturday 1st February 2014
Tags: Glasgow Queen Street, E&G, Electrification, Transport Scotland, Network Rail, Falkirk route, Cumbernauld Route.

 

News of the latest major milestone in the Edinburgh – Glasgow Rail Improvement Programme (EGIP) has been welcomed across Scotland, and the funding plans have been revealed that allow for a complete transformation of one of Scotland’s busiest transport hubs.


Network Rail has confirmed that construction and engineering firms Morgan Sindall and Costain will work with them on electrifying the Falkirk line between Edinburgh and Glasgow as part of the flagship infrastructure programme.

This is the largest single element of EGIP, which has already unveiled a new £25 million station at Haymarket in Edinburgh and is making good progress on electrification of the Cumbernauld Line in advance of the Commonwealth Games.

The programme will also now result in even bigger plans for Queen Street station in Glasgow, to integrate it fully with Buchanan Galleries, create a world-class integrated transport hub and transform a key landmark building in Glasgow.

The news comes as Transport Scotland publishes the Final Business Case for the project, setting out the investment case for EGIP and the benefits it will deliver for Scotland and its rail users, including the transformation of Queen Street station estimated at around £120 million, shorter journey times and more reliable services between our two biggest cities, and improved capacity and more seats with less crowding at peak journey times.

The project scope has developed significantly since the July 2012 announcement of the first phase of EGIP and now includes the redevelopment of Glasgow Queen Street Station. Consequently the costs of delivering the project have risen from £650 million in July 2012, to £741.5 million, the vast majority of the rise being the extensive work on Queen Street station, although the cost of route electrification has dropped by £52.2 million.

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