Not happy with the decision Gibbons told his men to remove three portions of the track near Parramatta.

Two days later the first train ran into Blacktown Road station.

[3][4] The station received a major rebuild in the 1990s to a modern glass and steel structure with the addition of an extra platform and the provision of lift access to all platforms.

A bus interchange was also built in the triangle between the Main Western and Richmond lines.

[5] A pedestrian footbridge connecting the Richmond Line concourse with the main concourse area was also completed in 2018 therefore allowing passengers to be able to switch trains without having to exit the station.