WORK has started on the construction of the city's 60th railway station in Robroyston.

Glasgow City Council confirmed that the construction work on Robroyston Railway Station began on Wednesday. It is hoped the new commuter hub will serve a development of 1,600 homes in the area around the site.

The station is located between Stepps and Springburn on the Glasgow to Cumbernauld line. It will feature step free platform access, two car parks with a total of 258 spaces and a new 'park and ride' facility for people driving into Glasgow along the nearby M80.

Robroyston Station will be a new un-staffed station in the Robroyston/Millerston area of Glasgow.

The project will provide areas for cycles, electrical charging points and CCTV coverage, and funding for the station comes from Glasgow City Council, Network Rail and Strathclyde Partnership for Transport.

Clearance works at the site have already been completed with ground investigations underway - with the station expected to be complete by December 2019.

Councillor Anna Richardson, City Convener for Sustainability and Carbon Reduction at Glasgow City Council, said: "I am delighted to see work beginning on the creation of a new railway station and park & ride facility at Robroyston. This project will not only bring better connections and more sustainable transport to and from the area, but also ensure that the redevelopment of Robroyston continues. The council is a key funder in this project, a role we are very happy to play."

Michael Matheson, Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity added: "This contract award for Robroyston Station is the latest example of our continuing investment in rail infrastructure and services to better connect our communities. It will be Glasgow's 60th rail station and provide a gateway to the east for the residents of Robroyston and Millerston. Not only will this new station provide opportunities for the local community to better access education, leisure and employment, it will also be serviced by the new Hitachi Class 385 electric fleet - all part of this government's efforts to build the best railway Scotland has ever had."