Throughout the summer months there will be a number of engineering works taking place on the Manchester Metrolink network with various infrastructure renewal and improvements required. The work starts off in June and this provides a summary of service changes as a result.
Victoria – Sunday 2nd June
- Trams from Bury will terminate at Queens Road
- Trams from Rochdale Town Centre will terminate at Monsall
- Trams from East Didsbury will terminate at Exchange Square
- Trams from Manchester Airport will terminate at Cornbrook
- Other lines will run as normal
- A replacement bus service will be in operation
London Road – Saturday 22nd June to Tuesday 9th July
Work will take place on London Road, close to Piccadilly Station, meaning there will be no trams between Piccadilly Gardens and Piccadilly.
The following services will run Monday to Saturday:
- Bury to Altrincham
- Bury to Altrincham (peak service)
- Ashton-under-Lyne to Piccadilly
- Piccadilly Gardens to Eccles via MediaCityUK
- Piccadilly Gardens to MediaCityUK (peak service)
- Rochdale Town Centre to East Didsbury
- Shaw & Crompton to East Didsbury (peak service)
- Manchester Airport to Victoria
- Trafford Centre to Deansgate Castlefield
On Sundays:
- Bury to Altrincham
- Ashton-under-Lyne to Piccadilly
- Piccadilly Gardens to Eccles via MediaCityUK
- Rochdale Town Centre to East Didsbury
- Manchester Airport to Victoria
- Trafford Centre to Deansgate Castlefield
A replacement bus service will be in operation.
London Road will be closed to traffic where the Metrolink tracks cross the road close to Piccadilly with a diversion in place.
Altrincham – Sunday 30th June
Work takes place between Sale and Brooklands with no trams running on the Altrincham line.
Trams will run:
- Bury to Deansgate Castlefield
- Ashton-under-Lyne to Piccadilly
- Piccadilly Gardens to Eccles via MediaCityUK
- Rochdale Town Centre to East Didsbury
- Manchester Airport to Victoria
- Trafford Centre to Deansgate Castlefield
A replacement bus service will also run.
Full details of the works are available at https://tfgm.com/tram-improvement-works