▁moving ▁the ▁access ▁st air case ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁vi ad uct , ▁building ▁a ▁waiting ▁and ▁book ing ▁office ▁room ▁in ▁the ▁arch es ▁and ▁construct ing ▁a ▁shed ▁over ▁the ▁line . ▁A ▁local ▁contract or , ▁Thomas ▁Jackson , ▁began ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁new ▁station ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 8 4 2 ▁and ▁it ▁opened ▁in ▁September , ▁with ▁the ▁work ▁cost ing ▁£ 4 5 0 ▁( £ 3 3 , 0 0 0 ▁at ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁prices ). ▁The ▁following ▁February ▁another ▁life ▁was ▁lost ▁at ▁Sp a ▁Road ▁when ▁a ▁man ▁named ▁B irmingham ▁suffered ▁a ▁fatal ▁injury ▁in ▁the ▁station . ▁ ▁The ▁station ▁was ▁upgrad ed ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 8 4 3 ▁when ▁signals ▁were ▁ere cted ▁there , ▁and ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 8 4 4 ▁the ▁platforms ▁were ▁extended . ▁The ▁South ▁Eastern ▁Railway ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁L & GR ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁and ▁re built ▁the ▁whole ▁station ▁again . ▁The ▁reconst ruction ▁work , ▁which ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 8 4 5 , ▁saw ▁the ▁demol ition ▁of ▁the ▁st air way ▁and ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁internal ▁st air ▁approach ▁from ▁an ▁arch ▁in ▁West ▁Street ▁( now ▁Marine ▁Street ) ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁arch ▁occupied ▁by ▁the ▁book ing ▁office . ▁The ▁tracks ▁were ▁rela id ▁to ▁make ▁them ▁diver ge ▁slightly , ▁providing ▁room ▁for ▁an ▁island ▁platform ▁about ▁ ▁wide . ▁A ▁small ▁shelter ▁was ▁constructed ▁there