The redeveloped Birmingham New Street station opened its doors to passengers on 20 September following a five-year transformation that cost £750 million.

Moreover, the station was rebuilt while trains continued to run as normal.

Passengers will benefit from brighter de-cluttered platforms, improved entrances, a range of new facilities and an abundance of natural light over the new concourse.

Chancellor George Osborne said: “This investment to modernise Birmingham New Street station is at the heart of our plans to use the power of infrastructure to build a more healthy, balanced and productive economy
right across the Midlands.”

Mark Carne, chief executive of Network Rail, said: “As Britain’s second city, Birmingham deserves a station of this calibre. Rebuilding one of the busiest stations in the country without impacting on passengers’ journeys has been a major challenge, but I’m extremely proud to say that Network Rail and its partners on this project have done just that.”

Some 170,000 passengers a day use Birmingham New Street, nearly three times the 60,000 a day it was designed for when it was last rebuilt in the 1960s. The new station can now handle 300,000 passengers a day.