Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Glasgow Live
Glasgow Live
National
Magdalene Dalziel

Queen Street platforms reopen tomorrow as latest upgrade phase completed day early

Network Rail has successfully completed the latest stage of its ongoing massive redevelopment project 24 hours ahead of schedule.

The train firm had been set to finish lengthening platforms four and five at Glasgow Queen Street tomorrow, but it's all been wrapped up today (Sunday).

The new infrastructure will now enter service at Scotland’s third-busiest station tomorrow morning as planned.

The platforms had closed on September 16 to allow engineers to undertake the 26 metre extensions.

This involved removing 2,000 tonnes of material as well as installing 100 metres of new platform walls, 200 metres of new track, connecting to the old structure, and extending the overhead power lines by 50 metres.

The completion of the four-week project follows the successful extension of platforms two and three earlier this summer.

And it means all track and overhead electrification works being delivered as part of the £120m redevelopment of the station have now been completed.

Kevin McClelland, route delivery director for capital delivery, said: “Our team has worked around-the-clock to complete this vital element of the redevelopment of Glasgow Queen Street as quickly as possible.

“Extending the platforms will allow longer electric trains to use them, meaning more seats for passengers.

“We appreciate the understanding customers have shown over the last four weeks while we have been completing this enhancement to their station.”

Once finished in spring 2020, the Queen Street redevelopment will revitalise the station, delivering a contemporary building with an expanded concourse almost double the size of the old station, with fully-accessible entrances on Dundas Street and George Square.

The redevelopment is part of the Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme (EGIP) – a Scottish Government-funded investment in the railway infrastructure across central Scotland delivered by Network Rail Scotland.

Glasgow Queen Street station opened in 1842 with the Victorian glass roof, which is now a category A listed structure, constructed three decades later and completed in 1878.

Glasgow Live has a community group dedicated to all things traffic, travel and weather. You can keep up to speed with all the latest updates by visiting here.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.