Network Rail plans new £5m railway station

Network Rail has revealed plans for a new £5m train station at Gourock to Inverclyde Council.

Under the proposals, Network Rail will construct a new station building and train operating facility, redesign the road lay-out to improve access and demolish several redundant buildings.

Ron McAulay, Network Rail’s director Scotland, said: “In the current economic climate, with many organisations scaling back on investment projects and development plans, Network Rail is committed to continuing to improve the country’s rail network and will be spending nearly £3bn across Scotland’s railway in the next five years.”

The project will also see the renovation of the existing platforms, the installation of a new platform canopy, the creation of a new covered walkway to the ferry terminal and the refurbishment of the north wall to include glazed sections offering unobstructed sea views.

The station is set to be completed in 2011.

Nearby Wemyss Bay station has also been earmarked for more than £4m worth of renovation work.