About the Metrolink Capacity Improvement Programme
The Greater Manchester Transport Strategy 2040 (2040 Strategy) focuses on how a more integrated and reliable transport system can help to tackle the critical long-term challenges facing the city-region, which includes anticipated population growth, productivity, air pollution, health, and social inclusion.
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) launched a five-year Delivery Plan in parallel to the release of the 2040 Strategy, which provides an opportunity to ensure that the long-term challenges outlined in the overarching 2040 Strategy are being tackled effectively in the near term, by taking emerging trends and new priorities into account.
The plans are underpinned by TfGM’s transport vision of ‘world class connections that support long-term, sustainable economic growth and access to opportunity for all.’ The vision is supported by four key areas:
- Supporting sustainable economic growth;
- Improving quality of life for all;
- Protecting our environment; and
- Developing an innovative city-region.
The March 2018 meeting of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), approved funding for the procurement of 27 new trams, works to facilitate a new expanded service pattern via tram depot and power system expansions, and the creation of greater access to that capacity in the form of improved car parking facilities. The Metrolink Capacity Improvement Programme (MCIP) was created to deliver this commitment and the benefits it will bring:
- Benefit 1: Increased capacity at key growth areas to support sustainable economic growth.
- Benefit 2: Increased number of people using public transport to contribute to the protection of the environment by reducing emissions.
- Benefit 3: Maintaining the attractiveness of Metrolink by providing greater access to the Metrolink network which supports future growth.
- Benefit 4: Contributing to the attractiveness of Greater Manchester to visit and invest, and a resilient, well connected, transport system.
Please see below for some of our current projects.
Park & Ride expansion project
MCIP power upgrades projects
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Learn more about getting to Co-op Live
Travel included with Co-op Live tickets
Co-op Live ticket holders can travel on the tram and new city centre shuttle buses.
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Learn more about the Bee Network
Say yellow to the Bee Network
Buses in Oldham, Rochdale and parts of Bury, Salford and north Manchester joined the Bee Network on 24 March.
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Learn more about new Starling Bank Bikes
New sponsor: Starling Bank Bikes
We’re delighted to welcome Starling Bank on board as the new sponsors of our bike hire scheme.
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Find full details of the bus routes, ticket fares and timetables
Manchester City Matchday Buses
We've teamed up with Manchester City to launch a large-scale bus trial helping fans from across Greater Manchester and nearby areas to travel to and from the Etihad Stadium on a matchday.
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Rate your journey
Rate your journey
We want to hear your views to help us deliver a better Bee Network for Greater Manchester.
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Find out about planned works on the tram
Planned engineering works on Metrolink
Visit our dedicated webpage to find out how the works could affect your journeys.
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Learn more about getting to Co-op Live
Travel included with Co-op Live tickets
Co-op Live ticket holders can travel on the tram and new city centre shuttle buses.
-
Learn more about new Starling Bank Bikes
New sponsor: Starling Bank Bikes
We’re delighted to welcome Starling Bank on board as the new sponsors of our bike hire scheme.
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Rate your journey
Rate your journey
We want to hear your views to help us deliver a better Bee Network for Greater Manchester.
-
Learn more about the Bee Network
Say yellow to the Bee Network
Buses in Oldham, Rochdale and parts of Bury, Salford and north Manchester joined the Bee Network on 24 March.
-
Find full details of the bus routes, ticket fares and timetables
Manchester City Matchday Buses
We've teamed up with Manchester City to launch a large-scale bus trial helping fans from across Greater Manchester and nearby areas to travel to and from the Etihad Stadium on a matchday.
-
Find out about planned works on the tram
Planned engineering works on Metrolink
Visit our dedicated webpage to find out how the works could affect your journeys.