RAILWAY passengers are being given a sneak peek behind the scenes of an £800million station upgrade.

Waterloo station in London is undergoing renovation work at its former international terminal to allow it to run a more frequent service and increase its capacity to deal with traffic from the south and west of London.

Becky Lumlock, route managing director at Network Rail, said: “As part of our Railway Upgrade Plan we are transforming the former International Terminal into a hub for trains from Waterloo to Windsor and Reading.

"To do this, we’ve shortened platforms 21-24 and we’re using this surplus space to install new sections of track in their place.

"This will allow us to vastly increase the maximum number of services that can arrive and depart in the former International Terminal from six trains to 18 trains every hour.

"Enabling a much higher frequency of services into Waterloo is essential to increasing capacity at the station by 30% and providing a better railway to passengers."