 In 1892 Hansen approved a platform verandah extension of seven bays by three bays wide, between the station building and a lamp room (which later became refreshment rooms), the carriage shed at the end of the platform was moved, and a fourth siding was built on the south-west side of the platform.Between 1893 and 1925 the island platform was extended several times to the north-west, to a total of 45 bays.In 1925 drawings for extending the main platform verandah included the last 24 bays of the current platform.