[4] Also occurring in that year was the replacement of hand gates at the former Middleborough Road level crossing with boom barriers.

That required the rebuilding of the station, and the removal of the bend in Laburnum Street beneath it.

[10][11] Laburnum was once known for having a sign reading "Toot Toot – drive slowly" under the railway bridge which crosses Laburnum Street, as the street was both narrow and had a sharp bend at that point.

[12] Drivers would often sound their car horns, as instructed by the sign, to warn oncoming, but possibly unseen, traffic that might be approaching the narrow underpass.

[13][14] When the station was rebuilt following the 2007 grade separation, the road underpass was substantially widened, so the sign was deemed unnecessary and was removed.