wˈɜːk ˌɔn ᵻlˈɛktɹᵻfˌaɪɪŋ ðə ɹᵻmˈeɪnɪŋ sˈɜːvɪsᵻz θɹuː ðə stˈeɪʃən hæd bɪɡˈʌn ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːtiːn bˌʌt wʌz ˌɪntɚɹˈʌptᵻd baɪ ðə fˈɜːst wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ænd nˌɑːt kəmplˈiːɾᵻd ʌntˈɪl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈaɪv.
Work on electrifying the remaining services through the station had begun in 1913 but was interrupted by the First World War and not completed until 1925.