Seagate bus station will not be affected by plans for a £2 million transport hub outside the railway station.
The funding allocated by the Scottish Government from European funding will not be used for a long-awaited refurbishment of the railway station, and it has been confirmed it will not bring about a full-scale travel interchange on the site with the transfer of the bus station.
The case for an interchange has been long argued, with many questioning why rail and bus connections are distant from each other.
Plans to move the bus station next to the railway station foundered in the past because the British Railways Board wouldn’t allow a rival transport provider on their land.
Tuesday’s announcement of the funding for a transport hub raised the possibility of an interchange returning to the agenda, but that prospect has been dashed.
A spokeswoman for the bus station’s owners said, “The bus station at Seagate is an integral transport hub in the city centre of Dundee, which is well used by the public and will continue to offer excellent links across the city and within Angus, Perthshire and Fife.”
The company does serve bus stops near the rail station, and the spokeswoman said the company will still serve these.
She added, “We will continue to review our network to ensure we offer the best possible service to our customers.”
The hub unveiled this week is intended to give commuters an easier way in and out of the city by ensuring all forms of public transport are available to people arriving by train.
The scheme will form part of the central waterfront area currently being redeveloped and that will eventually host the V&A.
It is understood the existing taxi rank outside the rail station will be moved, and that the hub will be established on land to the north of the station presently occupied by a car park.