On Sep 1, 8:09*pm, Robert Hampton wrote:

I believe (nothing formally announced yet) that a rebuild of the station
is on the cards for next year, probably involving closure for several
months.

I had heard about the possibility of digging out and opening (I nearly
said reopening, but it never opened in the first place) the leader
tunnel (you can see it on the left as you enter Central from the
north) that runs parallel to the main platforms as a Platform 3 for
terminating trains to improve capacity and reliability - is that
perhaps part of it?

Neil