FOR 20 years Liz Shaw has lived in the old station master's house at the side of rural Bromley Cross railway station.

But a £130,000 revamp at the station, just yards from her house, has left her fuming.

Ms Shaw says she and her partner Tony Langford were never consulted about the changes, which include:

A ramp which she says attracts youths on skateboards.

New lighting which she says is creating "light pollution".

An elevated pathway -- "a balcony" -- which means passengers can look straight into her home.

Ms Shaw said she and Mr Langford were never contacted and only found out about the work by accident when they had a conversation with a railway employee.

"We went to the town hall where we had to buy a copy of the plans which were very limited and failed to indicate the infringement of our privacy that the alterations would cause," she said. "We assumed that there would be a fence around the work, but now it has a balcony and people can see into our home.

"This used to be a rural village station. Now it is like Piccadilly Station. It is horrific."

She is now demanding answers from Network rail who carried out the work. She contacted her local councillor, Donald Carr, who admitted he was surprised at the amount of work that had been carried out.

"The plans went to the planning committee but were agreed on the nod because it just said the work was an addition to the railway station. I never realised they would be creating a balcony," he said.

A spokesman for Network Rail confirmed they had received a letter from Ms Shaw but said the work had been carried out in accordance with government standards. The spokesman added that they would be contacting Ms Shaw to discuss the problems.