Balfour Beatty chosen for Glasgow Queen Street Station redevelopment

Network Rail has appointed Balfour Beatty to undertake the £16M enabling works on the redevelopment of Glasgow Queen Street Station.

The contract will see platform buildings demolished and the construction of a new operations building ahead of the platform being lengthened to accommodate four-carriage trains.

The staff facilities will be relocated to a new building being built on the North Hanover Street side of the station ahead of the demolition.

The works are part of Network Rail’s £742m Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme to improve connectivity between the two cities to accommodate increased passenger capacity through the station from 20 million to 28 million by 2030, and significantly reduce congestion.

Balfour Beatty has recently completed work on the new Edinburgh Gateway railway station and is currently providing services on the Dundee Railway station and hotel.

Hector MacAulay, Balfour Beatty Managing Director for Scotland, commented: “The redevelopment of Glasgow Queen Street station will generate additional community benefit through our commitment to local employment and apprenticeships and will further support the region’s economy, creating opportunities for SMEs.

“This is an exciting development in the Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme, and will allow for ever-growing passenger numbers passing through Scotland’s third busiest railway station.”

Enabling works are due to get underway shortly and are expected to take a year to complete.

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