Railway stations to receive £1m investment for Commonwealth Games

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ScotRail today announced a £1 million programme of improvements in passenger facilities at 19 stations in Glasgow and Lanarkshire in the run up to the Commonwealth Games in 2014.

This will meet a commitment to Scottish Ministers to deliver enhancements to support spectators travelling by rail to the Games events.

Work will begin later this year at stations close to key venues and at ‘feeder’ stations which are expected to be used by many passengers throughout the major international sporting event in summer 2014.

These will include new customer information screens, waiting shelters, seating and lighting.

Stations set to receive improvements include Argyle Street, Bellgrove, Carntyne, Glasgow Central Low Level, Hamilton Central and Hamilton West.

ScotRail will also work with Network Rail on a series of refurbishments at stations during scheduled maintenance periods.

In addition around £600,000 of funding, from Transport Scotland and Strathclyde Partnership for Transport, has been secured for further improvements – particularly to access – at 11 stations in Glasgow and Lanarkshire as well as Carnoustie, Angus.

2 COMMENTS

  1. I was under the impression that just the safety assessments to let contractors access a station cost more than this budget.

    • Not at all – contractors can access stations for a variety of reasons. The safety case depends on the work being undertaken.

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