
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.
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Visit the free travel scheme page
Free travel for 48 hours for Ukrainians arriving in Greater Manchester
To help Ukrainian nationals arriving in Greater Manchester, Metrolink tram services, rail services and the majority of bus and coach services in the region are being provided free of charge.
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Visit our contactless travel page
Using contactless to travel on Metrolink?
Make sure you touch-in and touch-out using the SAME device at the start and end of your journey.
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Visit our Coronavirus page
Face coverings still welcome
Face coverings are no longer compulsory but are encouraged
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Find out which lines will be affected
Metrolink improvement works
In May, planned improvement works will take place on Metrolink. These works will affect various different lines across a number of dates.
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View the proposal document
Our Buses
New dates have been proposed for local service contracts in Bolton and Wigan.
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Visit the free travel scheme page
Free travel for 48 hours for Ukrainians arriving in Greater Manchester
To help Ukrainian nationals arriving in Greater Manchester, Metrolink tram services, rail services and the majority of bus and coach services in the region are being provided free of charge.
-
Visit our Coronavirus page
Face coverings still welcome
Face coverings are no longer compulsory but are encouraged
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View the proposal document
Our Buses
New dates have been proposed for local service contracts in Bolton and Wigan.
-
Visit our contactless travel page
Using contactless to travel on Metrolink?
Make sure you touch-in and touch-out using the SAME device at the start and end of your journey.
-
Find out which lines will be affected
Metrolink improvement works
In May, planned improvement works will take place on Metrolink. These works will affect various different lines across a number of dates.