New station at Dundee to boost regeneration

Dundee’s new look railway station will help to attract investment in the regenerated Central Waterfront area, says the city council. The £38m station features a new passenger concourse and ticketing facilities as well as a café/restaurant and retail space.

The station, designed by Jacobs and local architects Nicoll Russell Studios and built by Balfour Beatty, was the first large-scale building completed in the area.

Outside the station building a number of standard hoop style cycle parking racks have been installed as well as a covered, free-to-use 120-space cycle parking shelter at the rear of the building.

There is also a short-stay car park at the rear of the building, long-stay parking at Greenmarket and an additional drop-off area to the south of the building.

Joe Fitzpatrick, the Scottish Government’s minister for public health and sport said: “The revitalised Dundee Station creates a gateway to the city and is an excellent example of how the industry can work in partnership with the public and private sector to deliver to wider regeneration goals. It is also delivering additional benefits through significantly increased cycle facilities, providing cycling capability to all parts of the Waterfront Development.  

“The investment in this station is just one part of our efforts to build the best railway Scotland has ever had. We look forward to the delivering more services and more seats in the north east making rail travel even easier, bringing with that benefits for communities, business and tourism alike.”

A new hotel, comprising three floors and 120 bedrooms, has been built above the two-storey concourse. 

Almost all of the Central Waterfront area is owned by Dundee City Council. “The new station concourse and hotel are valuable assets, and are an important component of plans to develop the Central Waterfront,” said a Dundee City Council spokesman. 

He said the improved station and new hotel would encourage visitors to the new V&A Dundee design museum, said to be the first museum in the world, aside from one in London, dedicated solely on design.

The Central Waterfront project involves the demolition of bridge ramps, roads and buildings, which previously separated the city centre from the waterfront.

In their place, a new grid iron street pattern, green civic space and boulevards are being developed to link the city with the waterfront.

New hotels, commercial, leisure and residential outlets are required to support the expanding city and new development plots have been created, says the council.

Find out more about rail stations and regeneration at The Rail Stations and Property Summit