Weekend engineering work on Metrolink

On Saturday 15 June no trams will run between Bury and Victoria. The following replacement bus service will run:

·  Bury – Piccadilly calling at all stops except Shudehill and Market Street. Passengers for Droylsden can board connecting trams at Piccadilly or Piccadilly Gardens.

On Sunday 16 June no trams will run between Bury and Piccadilly and Central Park and Piccadilly. The following replacement bus services will run:

• Bury – Piccadilly calling at all stops except Shudehill and Market Street. Passengers for Droylsden can board connecting trams at Piccadilly or Piccadilly Gardens.
• Central Park – Piccadilly calling at all stops except Shudehill and Market Street. Passengers for East Didsbury can board connecting trams at Piccadilly or Piccadilly Gardens.

Passengers should buy tickets from a Metrolink ticket machine before boarding replacement buses.

Metrolink apologises for any inconvenience caused by these essential works. Information on all Metrolink services is available at www.metrolink.co.uk

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Media contact: Becky Marr on 0161 244 1055 or email mediarelations@tfgm.com

Notes to Editors

1. Transport for Greater Manchester is an executive body of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority.

2. Transport policies that affect the ten districts of Greater Manchester are set by the Combined Authority.

3. The Transport for Greater Manchester Committee is a Joint Committee of the Combined Authority and the ten district authorities of Greater Manchester. It oversees the work of TfGM, monitors the performance of transport services, scrutinises the delivery of transport capital projects, and advises the Combined Authority on transport policy.

4. To find out more about Transport for Greater Manchester’s recent work, please see our Annual Report at www.tfgm.com/annualreport.