ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈaɪv ðə sˈʌðɚn ɹˈeɪlweɪ dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd tʊ ɐdˈɑːpt ɐ θˈɜːd ɹˈeɪl ᵻlˌɛktɹɪfɪkˈeɪʃən sˈɪstəm ænd ðə lˈaɪnz θɹuː ðə stˈeɪʃən wɜː kənvˈɜːɾᵻd bᵻtwˌiːn dʒˈuːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti ˈeɪt ænd sɛptˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti nˈaɪn.
In 1925 the Southern Railway decided to adopt a third rail electrification system and the lines through the station were converted between June 1928 and September 1929.