Tram service changes

Reintroduction of MediaCityUK to Etihad Campus peak service

From 7am on Monday 25 September, there will be an additional tram service every 12 minutes between the MediaCityUK and Etihad Campus stops.

This additional service will operate during peak times (Monday to Friday, 7am to 8pm and Saturday, 9am to 6.30pm).

The Eccles to Ashton service will remain in place from the beginning to end of service each day. This service will run via MediaCityUK at the following times:

• Monday to Friday - before 7am and after 8pm
• Saturday - before 9am and after 6.30pm
• Sunday - all day

Outside of these times, the Eccles to Ashton service will not stop at MediaCityUK.

What this means for your journey

• If you are travelling between Harbour City and Etihad Campus during peak hours, there will be a tram every 6 minutes to get you to where you need to be.
• There will be trams every 6 minutes between city centre stops and the Etihad Campus during peak hours.
• If you are travelling to MediaCityUK tram stop, this means you'll consistently have a 12-minute service to/from your stop from the beginning to the end of service every day.
• There will be a MediaCityUK to Etihad Campus service every 12 minutes during peak hours, and an Eccles to Ashton service that stops at MediaCityUK every 12 minutes outside of peak hours.

Travelling to/from MediaCityUK? It only takes 6 minutes to walk to Harbour City, and during peak hours, there are services every 6 minutes to/from this stop towards the Etihad Campus.

Extension of night-time operating hours on Fridays and Saturdays

Great news for all of you night owls: tram services on all lines will operate until approx. 1am on Fridays and Saturdays.

From Friday 29 September, tram services between 12am and 1am will be reintroduced. Final services will reach their last stop just after 1am (specific times are line-dependent).

Between 12am and 1am on Fridays and Saturdays, there will be trams every 24 minutes. To check the time of your last tram, you can type your stop into our tram schedule webpage or take a look at the live departure times by searching your stop on the Bee Network app or on our tram webpage.

What this means for your journey

• There will be more trams available late at night, so you can still get from A to B - whether you are heading home from work or socialising.
• Ensure that you plan your journey in advance and leave plenty of time to catch your tram.

Contact us

If you have any queries, we will be available on Twitter from early doors until late in the evening. Follow us on Twitter/X @BeeNetwork. You can also call us on 0161 244 1000 (lines open Monday to Friday, 7am to 8pm and Saturday and Sunday, 8am to 8pm).

For more ways to contact us, visit our contact us webpage.