From Monday 19 October to Sunday 1 November, tram improvement works will take place at Deansgate-Castlefield and Trafford Bar. During this time, additional works will take place in the city centre, allowing us to reduce further closures of the tram network.
During this time:
- No trams will operate on the Altrincham, Trafford Centre and Eccles lines
- Services operating on the East Didsbury/Manchester Airport lines will terminate at Firswood. From Firswood you will then need to board a replacement bus service to continue your journey into the city centre.
- Services operating on the Rochdale line will terminate at Exchange Square.
- Tram services will resume on these lines from start of service on Monday 2 November. Please note, some minor route changes, through the city centre, will be in place from Monday 2 to Wednesday 4 November.
Trams will continue to run on the following lines:
- East Didsbury – Firswood
- Manchester Airport – Firswood
- Rochdale Town Centre – Exchange Square
- Shaw and Crompton – Exchange Square (peak)
- Bury – Ashton-under-Lyne
- Bury – Etihad (peak)
- Victoria – Etihad (after peak)
For specific travel advice, please input the stop you wish to travel from in the box below.
Express Shuttle Bus Services
Express shuttle buses will operate as follows:
- Every 10 minutes: Sale - Stretford - Trafford Bar - Deansgate-Castlefield - Piccadilly
- Every 15 minutes: Chorlton - Firswood - Deansgate-Castlefield - Piccadilly
- Every 15 minutes: MediaCityUK - Deansgate-Castlefield - Piccadilly]
- Every 15 minutes: Trafford Centre - Trafford Palazzo - Parkway - Village - Imperial War Museum - Wharfside - Deansgate-Castlefield - Piccadilly
- Every 15 minutes: Altrincham - Piccadilly (direct shuttle & only operates 7am - 7pm)
View the shuttle bus timetables:
Ticket acceptance
For 7-day, 28-day & annual pass holders only, ticket acceptance is in place on rail services between the city centre and Navigation Road/Altrincham/Eccles/East Didsbury/Manchester Airport and on the following Bee Network bus services:
- Altrincham line: 15, 23, 25, 41, 53, 79, 245, 248, 249, 250, 255, 256, 263, 281, 285 & 286 .
- East Didsbury line: 15, 23, 25, 41, 42, 42A/B/C, 43, 50, 85/A, 86, 101, 103, 111, 142, 143, 147, 171, 172, 370 & 371.
- Eccles line: 10, 29, 30, 33, 50, 52, 53, 67, 79 & 100.
- Manchester Airport line: 19, 23, 25, 41, 43, 85A, 101, 103, 248, 249 & 368.
- Trafford Centre line: 30, 150, 248, 250, 255 & 256.