The development of traffic before and after World War I meant that the need for improved station facilities was acute – in 1907 1.5 million passengers used the station, by 1922 it had grown to 18 million passengers.
Udviklingen i trafikken for og efter 1. verdenskrig betød, at der var akut behov for forbedrede stationsfaciliteter – i 1907 benyttede 1,5 million passagerer stationen, og i 1922 var tallet steget til 18 millioner passagerer.