edwin_m
Veteran Member
Particularly important at Queen Street considering the steep down gradient on the approach.I think the standards only allow a frangible deck when all other options are found to be impossible, it’s not so much a good idea, as an essential feature to achieve the platform length and concourse size, caused by the limitations of the overall site. Where space isn’t an issue the buffers of new build terminus platforms will be set significantly further away from the cross platform permanent structure.
People won't be hanging around long periods waiting for Edinburgh trains but they might be for the less frequent services to the Highlands. So I think in an ideal world there would be some more retail/catering but there just isn't the space. There are plenty of choices on nearby streets!My impression is actually that once completed, the station will be quite minimalist in terms of wider facilities and will merely be a gateway to/from the city from Edinburgh/Stirling and the north, as opposed to Central which has shops, fast food and where people are more likely to linger. However, given that it's an important terminal, the west end of the country's most important rail service, I can understand why they'd want to put some more into it, especially given Queen Street has been somewhat neglected over the years.