Never really used it much in my life, but took a detour to see what
they've done to it while it was closed. Seemed a little odd to me -
what was the reasoning behind turning a 2 platform station into a 1
platform station? Were turnaround times and platform congestion so bad
previously that sacrificing a platform was the best option?

Also, has there been any real improvement on facilities? Like I said,
never used it much, but it seemed like there had been no improvements
to what was previously a pretty duff station.