The £835,000 works at Castle Cary station include a revamped ticket office and waiting room.
A new bus link between a busy, rural railway station and a popular town has been launched.
The bus between Glastonbury and Castle Cary is scheduled to coincide with train arrivals.
Food banks and community larders are warning of an uncertain future.
Repairs to a sinkhole in Castle Cary are due to start next week and continue for about two months.
Volunteers say a new route would reduce traffic and help locals travel out of the town more easily.
Castle Cary and Yeovil Junction stations could become step-free, with design work set to get under way.
Plans for 49 houses have been submitted for Burfitt Road by developers Backhouse Housing.
Dozens of finalists are honoured at the BBC Radio Somerset Make a Difference Awards.
