Tens of thousands of people have begun commuting into Manchester Piccadilly again after the station reopened following a “once in a generation” upgrade.
Work took place over nine days to replace the tracks, the points and the signalling systems in the Ardwick area.
Simon Bennett, station manager, said: “We had hundreds of people working on the tracks 24/7 and the trains are now running fantastic because we’ve now got some really reliable infrastructure out there.”
“When the station was closed last week, it was a very weird environment for our passengers and staff,” he added.