diff --git a/src/dbAccess/access.go b/src/dbAccess/access.go
index 3fab5a9..e565848 100644
--- a/src/dbAccess/access.go
+++ b/src/dbAccess/access.go
@@ -8,10 +8,42 @@ import (
 	"git.fjla.uk/owlboard/timetable-mgr/log"
 	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/bson"
 	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/mongo/options"
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
 const timetableCollection string = "timetable"
-const databaseName string = "owlboard"
+
+func DropCollection(collectionName string) error {
+	database := MongoClient.Database(databaseName)
+	collection := database.Collection(collectionName)
+
+	err := collection.Drop(context.Background())
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Msg.Error("Error dropping collection", zap.String("Collection Name", collectionName), zap.Error(err))
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func CheckUpdateTime(collectionName string) (int64, error) {
+	database := MongoClient.Database(databaseName)
+	collection := database.Collection(metaCollection)
+	filter := bson.D{
+		{Key: "target", Value: collectionName},
+		{Key: "type", Value: "collection"},
+	}
+
+	var result struct {
+		Updated int64 `bson:"updated"`
+	}
+	err := collection.FindOne(context.Background(), filter).Decode(&result)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+
+	return result.Updated, nil
+}
 
 func PushVersionToDb() {
 	version := database.Version{
diff --git a/src/dbAccess/client.go b/src/dbAccess/client.go
index 7307f44..8f87d0d 100644
--- a/src/dbAccess/client.go
+++ b/src/dbAccess/client.go
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ import (
 	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/mongo/options"
 )
 
+const databaseName string = "owlboard"
+const CorpusCollection string = "corpus"
+const StationsCollection string = "stations"
+const metaCollection string = "meta"
+
 // Provide the DB Connection to other functions
 var MongoClient (*mongo.Client)
 
diff --git a/src/dbAccess/corpus.go b/src/dbAccess/corpus.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2511310
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dbAccess/corpus.go
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package dbAccess
+
+import (
+	"context"
+)
+
+const corpusCollection = "corpus"
+const stationsCollection = "stations"
+
+func dropExistingCorpus() error {
+	database := MongoClient.Database(databaseName)
+	collection := database.Collection(corpusCollection)
+	err := collection.Drop(context.Background())
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	collection = database.Collection(stationsCollection)
+	err = collection.Drop(context.Background())
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}