PASSENGERS have been thanked for their patience after a three-day closure of the Cross City Line.
The route between Lichfield and Birmingham was shut to allow HS2 engineers to carry out work to install a new 150-metre viaduct over the route.
It will eventually carry trains on the high speed route into the second city.
Patrick Cawley, director for on network works at Network Rail and HS2, said:
"Thank you to passengers for their patience while we carried out this vital work to install the Curzon 2 viaduct.
"We’ve been able to deliver a complex installation of the new 4,200 tonne structure over the Cross City Line safely and efficiently.
"The innovative method we’re using means we can continue installing the remaining sections of the viaduct while trains are running again, reducing the need for further disruption and keeping passengers moving."
