Excavating and constructing the station

In front of the concourse (Noord Street side) a completely new station came into existence with eight platforms under umbrella roofs and baggage lifts on the east and west ends each connecting with barrow ways. There were over six kilometres of track in the station, 68 point and crossings and a new cabin with colour light signalling. It was to be one of the largest job creation projects undertaken by the government during The Depression using the labour of poor whites.

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