The developer of the £11m reconstruction of Glasgow's Dalmarnock train station has been appointed.

Network Rail has appointed leading multi disciplinary design and build contractor C Spencer Ltd to revamp the station which will help channel visitors to the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the city's east end.

The contract includes the delivery of a new station building, relocated to Dalmarnock Road from Swanston Street.

As well as the new building, other improvements to the existing station include lift access to both platforms, a new pedestrian footbridge, new platform surfaces, new wall cladding on the platforms, and new passenger information and communication systems.

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Preliminary work is already under way, and is expected to be completed by autumn 2013.

Network Rail route managing director for Scotland, David Simpson, said: "We are confident that we can deliver the new station on-time and within budget and that it will provide visitors with a first-class welcome to the local area, during the Commonwealth Games and beyond."

Transport Minister Keith Brown added: "The new-look station and transport hub will not only play a vital role during the 2014 Commonwealth Games, but will also a key part of the regeneration of the east end of Glasgow long after."

Network Rail is delivering the project on behalf of Transport Scotland and other funding partners - Strathclyde Partnership for Transport, Clyde Gateway, Glasgow City Council and the European Regional Development Fund.

(JG/CD)