[4] In 1998, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Albion Street level crossing, at the down end of the station.

[7] A temporary crossover was provided at the up end of the station, to allow trains to terminate and return to Flinders Street.

It was also announced that some heritage listed interlocking hand gates at some closed level crossings will be kept and located at its current spot.

[9] The decision to build two stations in different locations instead of rebuilding Jewell, Brunswick and Anstey generated significant criticism from residents and the local council.

Local newspaper Brunswick Voice reported that the Minister for Transport Infrastructure, Danny Pearson, claimed "the decision to build two stations followed 18 months of technical and engineering assessments which found fewer stations would boost capacity on the line in the future and deliver more open space", noting that "[the government claimed] the plan would also minimise the impact to heritage in the area, but [the politician] provided no detail about whether the three station buildings and the historic boom gate operators' cabins would be preserved".