{"id":55013,"date":"2024-08-20T20:00:30","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T19:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=55013"},"modified":"2024-08-20T19:13:38","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T18:13:38","slug":"piccadilly-gardens-next-location-for-metrolink-engineering-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=55013","title":{"rendered":"Piccadilly Gardens next location for Metrolink engineering works"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The summer of Manchester Metrolink improvement works will continue for three weeks from Tuesday 27<sup>th<\/sup> August. The next location for works to take place will be at Piccadilly Gardens meaning no trams will be able to run from there to St Peter\u2019s Square.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The works will kick off on Tuesday 27<sup>th<\/sup> August and continue until Tuesday 17<sup>th<\/sup> September. During that period trams will run as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Altrincham to Bury via 2CC (with additional peak time services Monday to Saturday)<\/li>\n<li>Ashton-under-Lyne to Crumpsall<\/li>\n<li>East Didsbury to Rochdale Town Centre<\/li>\n<li>East Didsbury to Shaw and Crompton (peak time only Monday to Saturday)<\/li>\n<li>Eccles to Deansgate-Castlefield via MediaCityUK<\/li>\n<li>Etihad Campus to Victoria (peak time only Monday to Saturday, all day Sunday)<\/li>\n<li>Manchester Airport to Deansgate-Castlefield<\/li>\n<li>The Trafford Centre to Cornbrook<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All services will run every 12 minutes Monday to Saturday and every 15 minutes on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>During the work there will be no trams at all between Piccadilly Gardens and St Peter\u2019s Square along Mosley Street and a replacement bus will operate between Piccadilly and Deansgate-Castlefield.<\/p>\n<p>Pete Sommers, TfGM\u2019s Network Director for Metrolink, commented: \u201cThousands of journeys are made on Metrolink every day of the week, so it\u2019s vitally important we\u2019re always working to keep our passengers safe and Greater Manchester moving.<br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cEarlier phases of our summer works \u2013 at London Road, Shudehill and Market Street \u2013 have been successfully completed and at Piccadilly Gardens we will be doing everything we can to keep disruption to a minimum<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> with staff at key stops to help you, replacement bus services and signed diversions for pedestrians.\u202f\u202f<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWhile this work is ongoing, I would encourage customers to plan ahead by checking our app, website and social media channels for the latest travel information\u202f and leaving plenty of time for their journeys.\u201d\u202f\u202f<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Buses which normally travel along Mosley Street between New York Street and Piccadilly Gardens will also be diverted via Portland Street.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The summer of Manchester Metrolink improvement works will continue for three weeks from Tuesday 27th August. 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