Dundee’s rail station will have a temporary new entrance from next week ahead of demolition work.

Passengers will be able to access the station via the new entrance at the lay-by on Riverside Drive, near the taxi rank, from next Tuesday.

It will enable a £1.5 million demolition project to get under way, with the station buildings, lift, stairs and bridge structure to be pulled down.

They will make way for a new £14m station, with a five-storey, crescent-shaped main building, complete with 130-room hotel, which should be open by 2015. There will also be new retail units, a cafe/restaurant and ticketing facilities.

A ScotRail spokeswoman said: “We are delighted that Dundee Station will play a central role within the overall waterfront project and have been working with Dundee City Council and Network Rail to limit the impact of the redevelopment work on our customers.”

The temporary new entrance is 250 metres from the original entrance, and will lead to a temporary booking office. Customers can buy tickets from a member of staff or use one of three ticket machines.

Station signs and posters will alert customers to the change in layout. The ScotRail spokeswoman added that there would be no changes to train timetables as a result of the works.

A key part of the city’s new-look waterfront, the train station will bring passengers to visit new attractions.

The cost of the facility is being split between Dundee City Council, a European Regional Development Grant and the Scottish Government.

Talks have taken place for Network Rail to meet the remaining sum.

Meanwhile, a number of extra services will stop at Monifieth station as part of ScotRail’s new timetable.

On Mondays to Saturdays from December 8, the 4.11pm Glasgow Queen Street to Arbroath train will call at Monifieth at 5.57pm; the 9.41pm Glasgow Queen Street to Aberdeen will call at 11.14pm; the 4.53am Inverness to Edinburgh will call at 8.11am; and the 6.19pm Arbroath to Edinburgh will call at 6.31pm.

The 6.25am Montrose to Inverness weekday service will be extended to start from Dundee at 5.39am.