ational ▁again . ▁ ▁Platform ▁ 5 ▁is ▁used ▁for ▁trains ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁destin ations ▁as ▁platform ▁ 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁Bol ton ' s ▁old ▁Platform ▁ 5 ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁Red ▁Star ▁Par c els ▁service . ▁But ▁this ▁was ▁separated ▁from ▁Platform ▁ 4 ▁by ▁a ▁brick ▁wall ▁and ▁the ▁track ▁had ▁been ▁con cret ed ▁over ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁car ▁park ▁for ▁passenger ▁use . ▁ ▁Park ing ▁facilities ▁here ▁were ▁closed ▁perman ently ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁old ▁platform ▁ 5 ▁was ▁re built ▁to ▁increase ▁capacity ▁and ▁opened ▁on ▁ 6 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁The ▁work ▁to ▁install ▁signals ▁and ▁overhead ▁c ables ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁the ▁aut umn ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Ref urb ishment ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁station ▁and ▁its ▁surrounding ▁area ▁under w ent ▁major ▁ref urb ishment . ▁The ▁walk way ▁between ▁the ▁ticket ▁office ▁and ▁platforms ▁was ▁modern ised ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁station ▁lif ts ▁and ▁st airs . ▁Bol ton ▁Inter change ▁which ▁serves ▁as ▁a ▁direct ▁connection ▁between ▁bus ▁and ▁rail ▁to ▁certain ▁districts ▁of ▁Bol ton ▁was ▁re built , ▁incorpor ating ▁a ▁tax i ▁rank . ▁The ▁bridge ▁connecting ▁New port ▁Street ▁with ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁centre ▁was ▁also ▁re built , ▁along