{"id":40142,"date":"2021-06-28T22:00:43","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T21:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=40142"},"modified":"2021-06-28T16:49:49","modified_gmt":"2021-06-28T15:49:49","slug":"new-timetable-to-be-introduced-on-metrolink-from-5th-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=40142","title":{"rendered":"New timetable to be introduced on Metrolink from 5th July"},"content":{"rendered":"

Monday 5th<\/sup> July will see a new timetable being introduced on Manchester Metrolink which is described as a step towards a pre-pandemic timetable, although it still isn\u2019t quite where we were in March 2020. The blanket 10 minute frequency at peak times we\u2019ve seen on all lines since the middle of last year will be replaced by a 12 minute frequency all day, every day but in addition the intermediate services on some of the lines will resume.<\/p>\n

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For lines such as those out to Manchester Airport and the Trafford Park line this new timetable means there will be fewer trams running during the bulk of the day ( five instead of six an hour) but their early morning and evening services will be running at an improved frequency. It\u2019s the lines such as those out to Bury, Altrincham and East Didbsury which will see a major improvement with the intermediate services, which haven\u2019t run since last March, being reintroduced. The Ashton line also seems the resumption of its intermediate service but this will only be operating from MediaCityUK to Etihad Campus rather than all the way to Ashton for now.<\/p>\n

The current service \u2013 trams every 10 minutes on all lines until 1900 Monday to Saturday, every 20 minutes at all other times \u2013 will continue to run until Sunday 4th<\/sup> July after which the new timetable will be introduced.<\/p>\n

Speaking about the new timetable, TfGM\u2019s Head of Metrolink, Danny Vaughan, said: \u201cWhile patronage is still someway off pre-pandemic levels, our traditionally busier lines are the ones where we are\u00a0seeing the biggest increases and these changes not only mean we can cater for this demand now,\u00a0they\u00a0enable us to meet future growth.\u00a0We will monitor our passengers\u2019 travel patterns closely and continue to be flexible in our approach, ensuring our services and trams support people as they return to work, the shops, bars and restaurants and major events.\u201d<\/p>\n

TfGM have said that there will be a flexible approach to the use of double trams on the network so that they are utilisied where they are needed the most. All available trams will continue to be used in service \u2013 including new trams as and when they are commissioned.<\/p>\n

Services on the new timetable will run as follows:<\/p>\n