Platforms 1 and 2 at Huddersfield station have been demolished during the first half of a 30-day closure. Platforms 1 and 2 at Huddersfield station have been demolished during the first half of a 30-day closure. Pre-closure Huddersfield had six platforms: three through, one west end bay and two east end bays. Once complete Huddersfield station will have four longer through platforms and two longer bays, although in the interim it will have two through platforms and one bay at the west end for the Sheffield service. “These activities take us a step closer to Huddersfield station serving as a vital hub for a new era of rail travel across the Pennines, which is a major boost for the economy locally and regionally.”More on the Huddersfield station closure can be found in RAIL 1044, out on Wednesday September 17.