The Anonymous Widower

Dundee Station

Dundee station has recently been rebuilt and it is now a mixture of old and new.

The old part are the platforms, which are below street level, and are now connected to the surface by lifts and escalators.

The surface buildings are new and bring back an old Victorian idea; the station hotel. But this is not a massive five star edifice, but an affordable Sleeperz hotel.

There’s a lot to like about the station.

• The platform layout of two long platforms with two bay platforms in between, must be ideal for operators.
• The lift and escalators to the surface.
• The snack bar between the platforms.
• The convenient hotel.
• The short walks to the attractions, which will soon be joined by a branch of the V & A.
• It was designed by local architects; Nicoll Russell Studios.

And all for a total cost of £23million.

I hope we see more stations like this one.

August 13, 2018 - Posted by AnonW | Transport/Travel | Architecture, Dundee Station