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The busy city centre stop will be closed until August 10(Image: Manchester Evening News)<\/p>\nIt’s part of major works to the tram lineThe busy city centre stop will be closed until August 10(Image: Manchester Evening News)<\/p>\n
The tram stop at Piccadilly Gardens is to be closed for two months for major track works to take place, it has been announced.<\/p>\n
The station, off Portland Street in Manchester city centre<\/a>, will be closed from June 3 until the end of service on August 10 while sections of the old tram track are replaced.<\/p>\n No tram services will run via Piccadilly Gardens<\/a> during the two-month period, which experiences around 300 tram movements every day due to the volume of services.<\/p>\n Join the Manchester Evening News WhatsApp group <\/strong>HERE<\/a><\/p>\n The project is the largest in a coordinated series of track renewals, and has been planned for the summer as it is outside of the football season and also partly falls within the school holidays, when the tram network is less busy, Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) said.<\/p>\n Trams on the Altrincham<\/a> and Bury<\/a> lines won\u2019t serve Piccadilly Gardens or Piccadilly. Services will instead run between Altrincham and Bury via Market Street<\/a>.<\/p>\n All trams from Ashton<\/a> and Etihad Campus will terminate at Piccadilly, while Eccles<\/a> services will run to Victoria via Market Street. The MediaCityUK to Etihad Campus peak time service will also not run during the works, with extra double trams on the Eccles to Victoria via MediaCityUK service.<\/p>\n Ian Davies, TfGM\u2019s Network Director for Metrolink<\/a>, said: \u201cThis is a major piece of our coordinated package of track replacement works which will see a \u00a3147m investment in the network up to 2027.<\/p>\n \u201cMetrolink forms a key part of the Bee Network and, as the country\u2019s largest light rail network, carried 46 million passenger journeys last year alone.<\/p>\n \u201cIt plays a vital role in keeping Greater Manchester moving, supporting economic growth and connecting people to jobs, education and opportunity. That is why it\u2019s so important to continually invest in the network to keep it safe, reliable and accessible for years to come.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re doing everything we can to minimise disruption to people\u2019s journeys – and I\u2019d also like to reassure people that we have detailed plans in place to manage the big events coming up during this summer\u2019s big events.\u201d<\/p>\n More details about the closure and plans can be found here.<\/a><\/p>\n —<\/p>\n Day in day out, our reporters in the Manchester Evening News newsroom bring you remarkable stories from all aspects of Mancunian life. However, with the pace of life these days, the frenetic news agenda and social media algorithms, you might not be getting a chance to read it.<\/p>\n That’s why every week our Features and Perspectives editor Rob Williams brings you Unmissable<\/strong>, highlighting the best of what we do – bringing it to you directly from us. Make sure you don’t miss out, and see what else we have to offer, by clicking here and signing up for MEN Daily News.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n And be sure to join our politics writer Jo Timan every Sunday for his essential commentary on what matters most to you in Greater Manchester each week in our newsletter Due North.<\/strong> You can also <\/strong>sign up for that here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n You can also get all your favourite content from the Manchester Evening News on WhatsApp. Click here<\/strong><\/a> to see everything we offer, including everything from breaking news to Coronation Street<\/a>.<\/p>\n If you prefer reading our stories on your phone, consider downloading the Manchester Evening News app here,<\/strong><\/a> and our news desk will make sure every time an essential story breaks, you’ll be the first to hear about it.<\/p>\n