Subway and south end of Platform 2 opened at Market Harborough station

The subway and the south end of Platform 2 at Market Harborough opened as planned on Monday 17th February 2020.   When the new platforms opened on 3rd June 2019, only the northern half of southbound Platform 2 was complete.  The southern end was then built across the land occupied by the old track layout.  This also meant that the subway between the two platforms remained closed.  It had been intended to open these along with the car park extension on 15th December, but the necessary approvals had not been signed off.
However, they are now open and, for the first time in its history, Market Harborough has full-length platforms on both main line tracks.  Gone are the days when people alighting from a southbound train had to walk forward to be sure of being next to a door by the platform.  
Some finishing off is still needed.  For example, the short projecting canopy at the top of the subway steps awaits its roof glazing; installation of this was prevented by Storm Dennis over the preceding weekend.  However, credit is due to the contractors, who continued with the main work despite the storm and ensured that the platform and subway were open for use with the first train on Monday.

Opening day, Monday 17th February 2020. The 10:26 HST to St Pancras comes to a stand at the south end of Platform 2 at Market Harborough, luxuriating in the knowledge that the entire train is accommodated at the full-length platform. Other work is still planned at Market Harborough, including new toilets to replace those in the architecturally challenged 1970s building at the left of the picture.