Metro services have resumed between Tynemouth and Shiremoor following a 15 day major line closure.
The line re-opened on Sunday morning, 3 April, as usual.
Nexus, which owns and manages Metro, has replaced a large section of 50 year-old tracks and track beds.
The major line closure will took place from Saturday March 19 to Saturday 2 April and replacement buses ran in the affected area.
A total of 3.8 kilometres of track was replaced between Monkseaton and Cullercoats during the March major line closure.
The work formed part of the £350m Metro all change modernisation programme.
Director of Rail and Infrastructure for Nexus, Raymond Johnstone, said: “I’d like to thank our customers and our line-side neighbours for their patience during the disruption.
“The line re-opened on Sunday and Metro services are now operating as usual between Tynemouth and Shiremoor.
“This was a major programme of investment in new tracks. Work on this scale on the Metro system happens once in a generation and it is helping to secure Metro’s future for many decades come.”
A second 15 day major line closure is planned for Saturday July 23 to Saturday August 6 between Benton and Whitley Bay.
Modernisation works on the line will also take place during a series of weekend closures and also at night, during Metro’s track access hours.