Piccadilly Gardens - Tram improvement works

Monday 25 - Friday 29 May

From Monday 25 to Friday 29 May, improvement works will take place at Piccadilly Gardens. During this time, no trams will operate between St Peter's Square/Market Street and Piccadilly.

Additional works will take place on the Rochdale line during these works.

Changes to the tram service include:

Ashton-under-Lyne services will start from Piccadilly
Eccles services will terminate from Deansgate-Castlefield.
East Didsbury services will start from Exchange Square
Services from the Trafford Centre will operate to Crumpsall via Market Street.
Altrincham to Bury services will operate via Market Street. They will not call at Piccadilly Gardens and Piccadilly.

Customers may need to change trams, take a short walk or hop on the free bus to continue their journey.

Tram services will resume from start of service on Saturday 30 May.

You can follow our signposted walking routes to get around the city centre during the works.

Altrincham/Bury line towards Piccadilly: To reach Piccadilly Gardens or Piccadilly, alight the tram at Market Street and follow the signposted walking route.
Ashton line towards Piccadilly Gardens/Eccles: To reach Piccadilly Gardens or Market Street, alight the tram at Piccadilly and follow the signposted walking route. Travelling on to Eccles? Hop on an Altrincham, Manchester Airport or Trafford Centre bound tram from Market Street and change at Deansgate-Castlefield for the Eccles line.

You can also use the free bus 1 and 2 services to hop on and off around the city centre. Find out more about this in the section below.

Monday 25 to Friday 29 May

Services will operate every 15 minutes:

Exchange Square - East Didsbury (7.5 minute frequency during peak times)
Bury - Altrincham (7.5 minute frequency during peak times)
Manchester Airport - Victoria (via Market Street)
Deansgate-Castlefield - Eccles (via MediaCityUK)
Trafford Centre - Crumpsall (via Market Street)
Piccadilly - Ashton-under-lyne

Peak-time only services will operate from 7am - 8pm

You can use the fully wheelchair accessible free bus 1 and 2 services to get around the city centre during these works. No ticket is needed.

Outside of free bus operating times, a replacement bus will operate between Piccadilly and Victoria. More information will be added in due course.

Picc to Picc Gdns-Mkt St walking route map for web

The signposted walking route between Market Street, Piccadilly Gardens, and Piccadilly Station will take around 10 minutes.