Passengers are another step closer to benefiting from the multi-million-pound overhaul of Salford Crescent station to improve journeys from next year.
In recent weeks new platform canopies and staircases have been craned into position during the final full weekend closure of the station between 13 and 14 September.
The remaining work to complete the project can now be carried out without the need to close the railway.
When ready early next year, the opening of a third platform will improve passenger flow and reduce train delays by allowing more flexibility for trains travelling through central Manchester and across the country.
the extra platform will mean railway signallers will have more options to ease traffic jams on the busy Manchester to Preston line, which includes stops throughout Greater Manchester and at Manchester Airport.
The work will be fully completed in Spring 2026 and is now 75% finished.
James Ashley, Network Rail scheme project manager, said: “We’d like to thank passengers travelling through Salford Crescent this year for their patience while we’ve been carrying out these transformational upgrades.
“We’ve worked very closely with our partners and contractors to keep the disruption to a minimum. It’s great to see the new facilities really taking shape, with the stairs, lift shafts and platform canopies progressing at pace and giving a real sense of what the station will look like when it’s complete next year.”
