Perth station redevelopment - ScotRail & Network Rail in discussions

There were merely arches through the wall, both onto Platform 3 and to the ticket office in what was called the the Dundee corridor (from 3 to 2)...no celebration of entrance (before that pathetic travel office). Of course most people would arrive at the Glasgow Road end to the ticket office there, facing the Glasgow rd ramp, but if you knew what platform you wanted (ie for Dundee) you'd aim for that ticket office. You have to bear in mind that Perth was an open station with public routes fro St.Leonards bridge to Queen's Hotel area and back...some just passed through the station from St.L to Glasgow Road, used the Toilets, and maybe stopped for tea and a scone, to work in Dewar's Whisky Bond and offices and the nearby hospital, the rest was all signage to direct you. Personally, as a spotter, I cycled down Glover street (parallel with the outer freight avoiders) and carried my bike to Plat 4/5 at the South end...happy times as they say. There was also the magic South cafe on the bridge to amuse us in quiet times!

I saw in the station this evening that the rear car park is to be closed from Monday 27th Jan to Friday 1st Feb for “canopy refurbishment”. While welcome, I’m not sure how much they can do in 5 days.

How much of the station does the railway actually need?

Meerkat said:

How much of the station does the railway actually need?

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With the station where it is they pretty much need everything apart from Platform 3. 1 & 2 are needed for trains to/from Dundee. 4 and 7 are needed for trains to/from Dunkeld. And 5 and 6 are needed for trains terminating/starting at Perth. The unfortunate thing is that the layout makes the station occupy a larger area than it needs to. If it was rebuilt closer to South Inch Park then you could have six platforms in a much smaller space (or possibly make do with four).