9:05am UK, Friday July 29, 2005

Edgware Road Station has reopened just over three weeks after the London terror bombings.

Seven people were killed in the blast on July 7.

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Station gates opened

Mohammed Sidique Khan, 30, was travelling west on the Circle line from King's Cross when he detonated explosives in a rucksack on his back.

Police and forensic specialists have pored over every inch of the site to gather vital evidence since the attack.

Only a few passengers were at the station as it reopened for business.

Carpenter William Mascimento, from Camden, north London said he was nervous but determined to travel.

He said: "I am worried, I will admit it - I just won't show it. But at the same time I have got to get to work and carry on with everyday things."

He said that some of his colleagues had decided on alternative methods of transport.

The District line service has resumed but trains on the Hammersmith & City and Circle lines are still not operating at the station.

A London Underground spokesman said: "This is an important step forward in restoring a full service across the Underground after the attacks on 7 July.

"We have had great support from London Underground staff and Metronet engineers who have worked round the clock to reopen Edgware Road Station since it was handed back to us by the police."