Glasgow City Council has agreed to provide funding support towards a new £18.9 million railway station.

Up to £10m has been allocated to develop the new station in Millerston/Robroyston.

The overall project is being jointly funded by the council, Transport Scotland's New Station Fund (£7.13m), Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (£1.25m) and developers (£485,000).

The station, which is expected to open in late 2019, will feature two associated Park & Ride car parks, a drop-off facility and an access road. The project is also expected to the accelerate the submission of detailed planning applications for almost 1,600 new homes in the area. Work to build over 400 homes on the northern side of the line in Millerston/Robroyston is already underway.

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The £10m of forward funding from the council will be repaid upon the completion of the houses through a Section 75 legal agreement.

Partners in the project include Transport Scotland, Strathclyde Partnership for Transport, Network Rail, Elmford Ltd, Park Lane and Stewart Milne Homes.

Council Leader Frank McAveety said: "This is fantastic news for Glasgow, providing a new rail station for the people of Robroyston and Millerston and helping to bring almost 1600 much-needed new homes to this part of the city.

"We are delighted to provide this forward funding to allow the early delivery of this project, and look forward to working with our partners through to its completion."

Transport Minister Humza Yousaf added: "I welcome confirmation of this funding commitment for the proposed new station at Robroyston and Millerston from Glasgow City Council and their partners.

"In September we set out our own contribution of over £7 million to the scheme and with today's announcement we can now look forward to the scheme moving towards the delivery phase, providing a welcome boost for the people of Robroyston and the wider development plans for the area."

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