Shops at a busy railway station in Glasgow are set to receive an upgrade as part of a huge investment.

Network Rail announced the first phase of a year-long project to upgrade the retail provision at Central Station is underway.

Part of a £5million investment, it is the first of a three-phase project which will see the layout of several existing retail units on the station's concourse change.

As part of the work, existing tenants will relocate, new retail units will be created, and the office accommodation will be refurbished.

Currently, three retail units on the concourse are already closed in preparation for the remodelling work, with the removal of signage, illuminated advertising boards, and the photo booth to follow.

Work will also see the end of pay phone provision at the station with the removal of the telephone booths.

On top of that, Caledonian Chambers will be updated with scaffolding for the work being put up outside of the building between 81 and 101 Union Street from January until the end of September next year.

Meanwhile, during the project, access to the shops will be maintained and pedestrians will be able to walk under both scaffolding towers which will be fully boarded with a protected tunnel and lighting.

However, to enable the scaffolding to be positioned, a section of taxi parking bays to the south of the Union Street entrance to Glasgow Central will be temporarily closed.

Conor Mclaughlin, Network Rail's project manager for the work at Glasgow Central, said: “We’re excited to be progressing this multi-million-pound investment to improve the retail offering for passengers at Glasgow Central.

“We’ll work with stakeholders throughout this project to deliver the work and we will do what we can to minimise any inconvenience both inside and outside of the station.  

“We’d like to thank passengers and lineside neighbours for their patience while this work is ongoing.”