▁platforms ▁were ▁put ▁back ▁in ▁use ▁when ▁the ▁track ▁layout ▁and ▁sign alling ▁were ▁updated ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁for ▁elect r ification . ▁ ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁this ▁work , ▁both ▁remaining ▁signal ▁boxes ▁were ▁closed ▁and ▁demol ished ▁( control ▁initially ▁passing ▁to ▁Le eds ▁P SB ▁and ▁eventually ▁to ▁the ▁IE CC ▁at ▁) ▁and ▁the ▁former ▁goods ▁yard ▁was ▁converted ▁for ▁use ▁as ▁a ▁carriage ▁dep ot ▁( complete ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁was her ▁plant ). ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁upgrad ed ▁and ▁expanded ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁to ▁add ▁capacity ▁for ▁a ▁further ▁three ▁units . ▁Several ▁EM U ▁and ▁DM U ▁sets ▁are ▁stored ▁there ▁over night ▁and ▁at ▁week ends . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁the ▁station ▁under w ent ▁complete ▁renov ation , ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁direct ▁Inter City ▁services ▁to ▁London . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁the ▁station ▁under w ent ▁another ▁minor ▁renov ation ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁a ▁visit ▁by ▁Prince ▁Charles . ▁Following ▁a ▁change ▁of ▁clean ing ▁contract ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁users ▁of ▁the ▁station ▁began ▁to ▁comp lain ▁about ▁an ▁alleg ed ▁d eter ior ation ▁in ▁clean lin ess ▁at ▁the ▁station , ▁particularly ▁in ▁the ▁waiting ▁rooms . ▁ ▁The ▁station ▁is ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁over night ▁serv icing ▁of ▁trains . ▁On ▁ 9 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁an ▁Ar riv a ▁Tra ins ▁Northern