RAILSCOT | Work begins at new Dundee railway station concourse [BBC News]

Work begins at new Dundee railway station concourse [BBC News]

Date: 14/10/2015

Construction work has got under way at Dundee^s new train station concourse in a £28m project.
Crews from Balfour Beatty have started work at the site on the new building, which will include a three-storey hotel, a cafe and retail space.
The previous 1970s station building was torn down in a succession of Christmas Day demolitions, while rail services were suspended for the holidays.
The new concourse is scheduled to be complete in two years^ time.

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Building work gets under way at Dundee's new railway station concourse and hotel as part of a £28m project.

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Oh beautiful Railway Station near the Silv'ry Tay!
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