Emily Blunt and Luke Evans reunite on the ‘platform’ for The Girl on the Train premiere

The duo were joined by their co-stars Rebecca Ferguson and Hayley Bennett
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Emma Powell21 September 2016
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Emily Blunt and Luke Evans were reunited on a ‘station platform’ for the Girl on the Train premiere.

London’s Leicester Square was transformed into a railway station complete with a railway track and ticket office ahead of Blunt and Evans’ arrival.

The duo, who star alongside each other in the big screen adaptation of Paula Hawkins' novel, embraced as they made their way onto the ‘railway line’ for the UK premiere.

Blunt – who plays divorcee Rachel Watson – proved she has little in common with her on screen alter ego and looked stunning in a floor length patterned gown.

The actress wore her hair in braids and teamed the look with a pair of heels.

Evans – who looked equally as eye catching in a navy suit – joined Blunt as they posed for pictures and signed autographs for fans.

They were joined by their co-stars Rebecca Ferguson and Hayley Bennett, who made sure to stand out in a revealing gold gown with a plunging neck line.

Blunt also had the support of her sister Felicity Blunt who attended with her husband Stanley Tucci. The couple put on an affectionate display as they posed in matching black glasses.

Other stars who stepped out for Tuesday night's event included Emeli Sande, Ella Eyre, Edith Bowman and Strictly Come Dancing duo Joanne Clifton and Ore Oduba.

Directed by Tate Taylor, The Girl on the Train follows Watson as she becomes infatuated by Scott (Evans) and Megan (Bennett) Hipwell – the seemingly-perfect couple she spies on daily through her train window.

Leading lady: Emily Blunt at the world premiere of The Girl on the Train
Dave Benett

But one day she sees something shocking and becomes embroiled in the disappearance of Megan.

Emily's casting as Watson proved problematic for critics who argued that the actress was too pretty to play an overweight alcoholic.

Hawkins recently spoke about the accusations and agreed that Emily is prettier than Watson, but praised the actress for her "extraordinary" performance in the film.

“Everybody moans about, ‘Oh, she’s too beautiful to play Rachel’ and she is,” she said at the Chiswick Book Festival. “But the thing about Rachel, you know the key part of her is her self-loathing and how bad she feels about herself. They’ve done their best, I mean to sort of make her look a bit s***, but you know...”

The Girl on the Train is set for UK cinema release on October 5.

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