The next major stage of expansion work at Leeds station will take place on October 26-27, when services will be reduced to accommodate further construction work on the new platform 0.
The new bay platform is being installed alongside platform 1 on the western side of the station, used mainly by Northern regional trains serving lines to the west of the city.
Platform 0 is expected to come into use in 2021.
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Network Rail engineers will install overhead line equipment and test new signalling for the platform.
A revised, simpler track layout is also being introduced for platforms 1-6, and improvements to the signalling across the entire station are taking place to reduce delays caused by conflicting movements.
Platform 0 is expected to come into use in 2021.
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