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Location | Client | Cost | Completion |
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Glasgow, UK | Network Rail | £120m | October 2021 |
Glasgow Queen Street Station has been redeveloped to cater for longer, greener trains and increased passenger footfall. We have removed buildings that previously hid the station from view and created a more spacious and accessible concourse.
This new Glasgow Queen Street, delivered as part of the Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme, is a shining example of how we can modernise historic and iconic stations, offering greener transport hubs that are more attractive to commuter, business and leisure markets alike. This station led the city through industrialisation and it now stands out as an example of what we can achieve as we navigate our way towards net-zero.
Nicola Sturgeon First Minister of Scotland
Our design radically improves the relationship between the station and its city. Shaped in response to pedestrian movement, the new layout maximises performance of the concourse on a confined city centre site. A fully glazed façade floods the station with daylight, whilst a dramatic roof form creates a memorable gateway to Glasgow. The design concept places emphasis on the previously hidden Category A listed train shed, reinstating this fine Victorian structure as the heart of the station and creating an unprecedented contemporary connection between train and city.
In the roles of lead consultant to the end of GRIP 4, and lead designer for GRIP 5, we developed the concept design and the detailed design through to delivery of the Approved for Construction drawing packages.
A station like this is where the nation meets the city and first impressions matter. Well, what strikes me is the first impression is gorgeous. In all lights, all times of day, all seasons, this station now looks magnificent.
Bill Reeve Director of Rail, Transport Scotland
architecture, building services engineering, lighting, acoustics, graphics and wayfinding, BREEAM Assessor