Passengers using the railway at East Kilbride can look forward to a new station building as Network Rail prepares to begin its construction.
The new building will be located between Torrance Road and West Mains Road, within the existing station footprint. The building will be more modern and easily accessible for all passengers and will include a new booking office, a waiting area and a retail unit. Then station platform will also be extended by 51 metres on the Glasgow-bound side.
Work will take place between Monday 5 February and will continue until June 2025. A key component of the East Kilbride Enhancement project, it forms part of £139.8m investment by the Scottish Government to decarbonise Scotland's railway. Electric services will begin operation on the East Kilbride line from December 2025.
Travellers should be aware that part of the station car park – 133 spaces in all – will be given over to a site compound that will stay in place until the conclusion of work. Staff will be provided with welfare facilities as well as offices and there will be storage space for plant and materials. Some 152 car park spaces will remain but drivers are reminded to allow additional time if they need to park elsewhere.
Two drop-in events will be available to the public in order for them to find out more about the East Kilbride Enhancement project. These will take place on Wednesday 7 February at Kirtonholme Hall, West Mains, G74 1BB between 15:00 and 19:00 and 0n Tuesday 20 February at Duncraig Secondary School, East Kilbride, G75 8ZT between 18:30 and 21:00.
Laura McWilliams, Network Rail Senior Programme Manager for the station works, said: “The start of construction works at East Kilbride station marks an exciting phase on the electrification project, as activity ramps up over the course of this year. We appreciate the inconvenience to commuters and the community by using part of the station car park for our site compound and thank people for their patience. However, this allows us to deliver the works in the most efficient way by having the team and the requisite materials in close proximity to our construction site.
“When the new station building completes next year, it will further enhance the passenger experience – as too will the sustainable benefits of electrifying the railway by allowing the removal of diesel trains and introducing carbon-free journeys for communities along the East Kilbride railway corridor.”
