Plans to provide Glasgow Queen Street station with a major revamp have just been announced.

Network Rail has selected the Buchanan Partnership as its partner for a multi-million pound redevelopment.

The project is expected to run from 2013 until 2015, with additional improvements especially for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Amongst the redevelopment plans are a new glass front for the station's George Square entrance, a new mezzanine level food court, an atrium link to the Buchanan Galleries shopping centre and a new multi-storey parking facility.

The concourse is to be extended, and The Dundas Street and North Hanover Street entrances will be redesigned with a new entrance created from Cathedral Street.

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Network Rail route managing director for Scotland, David Simpson, explained that Glasgow Queen Street is one of the busiest stations in Scotland.

More than 19 million passengers a year pass through it and the redevelopment proposals will deliver a more modern station with enhanced retail and leisure facilities for those passaengers.

Mr Simpson added: "The Buchanan Partnership's exciting plans for the station will also greatly enhance the appeal of the wider city centre to rail passengers and shoppers alike and this partnership allows Network Rail to redevelop this important station in a cost-effective way and generate additional revenue which we can reinvest in the nation's railways."

The Buchanan Partnership is a joint venture between Land Securities and Henderson Global Investors.

Land Securities head of retail, Lester Hampson, said: "The redevelopment of Glasgow Queen Street Station will create a world-class integrated transport hub and is an important element in progressing our aspiration to enhance and expand the Buchanan Quarter, cementing Glasgow's position as the top retail and leisure destination outside London."

(JG/CD)