▁a ▁gas - lit ▁book ing ▁hall ▁with ▁four ▁ticket ▁windows ▁and ▁a ▁panel led ▁ce iling ▁supported ▁by ▁arch es ▁spring ing ▁from ▁stone ▁columns . ▁ ▁The ▁station ' s ▁facilities ▁were ▁much ▁larger ▁than ▁those ▁at ▁Tun bridge ▁Well s ▁Central . ▁The ▁passenger ▁station ▁originally ▁had ▁five ▁platform ▁roads : ▁three ▁serving ▁long ▁platforms ▁( two ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁island ▁platforms ) ▁and ▁two ▁other ▁shorter ▁bay ▁platforms . ▁The ▁reason ▁for ▁the ▁station ' s ▁extensive ▁layout ▁was ▁that ▁it ▁served ▁no ▁fewer ▁than ▁six ▁different ▁routes : ▁three ▁of ▁which ▁b if ur c ated ▁at ▁or ▁near ▁Gro om bridge ▁and ▁two ▁at ▁Er idge . ▁The ▁station ▁was ▁self - cont ained ▁on ▁one ▁site ▁which ▁incorpor ated ▁a ▁substantial ▁goods ▁yard , ▁mot ive ▁power ▁dep ot ▁and ▁carriage ▁sid ings . ▁The ▁station ▁yard ▁was ▁controlled ▁by ▁two ▁signal box es , ▁one ▁at ▁the ▁west ▁end ▁with ▁ 4 5 ▁le vers ▁( first ▁known ▁as ▁" T un bridge ▁Well s ▁West ▁West " ▁then ▁as ▁the ▁" A ▁Box "), ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁at ▁the ▁east ▁end ▁by ▁Mont ac ute ▁Road ▁Bridge ▁( vari ously ▁named ▁" E ast ▁Cab in ", ▁" No . ▁ 2 ▁Box " ▁and ▁" B ▁Box "). ▁The ▁A ▁Box ▁also ▁controlled ▁roads ▁to ▁the ▁locomot ive ▁shed ▁and ▁carriage ▁sid ings . ▁ ▁Mot ive ▁Power ▁Dep ot ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁two - road ▁locomot ive ▁shed ▁( code ▁number ▁