For the first time the Tour de France will start in Yorkshire (yes we know its not exactly in France but never mind!) and on Sunday 6th July it will pass directly through Sheffield before ending at the Motorpoint Arena. Supertram services will not be affected by any road closures and a revised service will operate for anyone wishing to view for the cycle race.<\/p>\n
Throughout Sunday 6th July the following service will operate:<\/p>\n
Yellow route: Middlewood-Meadhowhall \u2013 every 8 minutes<\/p>\n
Blue route: Halfway-City Centre-Meadowhall \u2013 every 16 minutes<\/p>\n
Purple route: Herdings Park-Malin Bridge \u2013 every 30 minutes<\/p>\n
As most of the action is taking place towards Meadowhall this section of tramway has been enhanced with trams expected to run every 4-5 minutes between the city centre and Meadowhall. Unfortunately this does mean that Malin Bridge\u2019s service is affected with only a half hourly service in operation and this will run to Herdings Park instead of Halfway.<\/p>\n
Special tram only day tickets will also be available for use on Sunday 6th July only priced \u00a33 for adults and \u00a31.50 for children. There is also a Family Weekend Tram Day Ticket for \u00a318 and a Family Tram Day Ticket for \u00a39 which must be purchased in advance.<\/p>\n
There will also be a few stop closures during the day with Carbrook closed all day and Attercliffe and Valley Centertainment due to be closed after the days events end.<\/p>\n
Further details can be found at http:\/\/www.supertram.com\/tourdefrance.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" For the first time the Tour de France will start in Yorkshire (yes we know its not exactly in France but never mind!) and on Sunday 6th July it will pass directly through Sheffield before ending at the Motorpoint Arena. … Continue reading