Open for business

Today, the new Platform 3 and refurbished station building opened for business, with the old Platform 2 closing for refurbishment.

But passengers can't tag on at the new platform yet as the tag post is missing some equipment

Tactile strips are also not quite finished

The ticket machine on the new platform also isn't yet working: the ticket office isn't far away however

The signs at various entrances helpfully display which platform each train is departing from

Passengers board a train standing at the new platform

Looking down the new 180m long Platform 3 from the north end

Looking down the platform from the other end

Overview of the station as it is now. Note the section of track that hasn't yet been lifted: presumably this can be reused as it's near new

Looking through the shelters, and the artwork on its glass panels

Looking straight down the new track towards a waiting train

A train waits at the new Platform 3, next to the closed and trackless Platform 2

Looking up onto the deck of the station building. The building contains a ticket office, small museum, toilets and (soon) a cafe

The old signalling equipment is on display in the station building. Note the temporary alteration on the right-hand side, added when the stabling yard tracks were reconfigured

The all-important toilets in the station building, in addition to the existing public toilets on the other side of the station

The former entrance to the old ticket office, now a window

Trucks carry away dirt from the old site of the station building

The new carpark is still under construction

A train passes the old platform, which is to be demolished and replaced

The dock platform is still off limits

With the (near) completion of Platform 3, work now focuses on Platform 2. We will bring you updates to this work as it happens.