There will be no trams between Eccles and MediaCityUK for three months after planned engineering works get underway next week. Between July 16 and October 21, a bus replacement service will be operating between the two Metrolink stops as maintenance is carried out to replace the rails on the Eccles line.
Tram services will still run as normal between Ashton and MediaCityUK throughout the three-month period, Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) confirmed.
TfGM’s head of Metrolink, Daniel Vaughan said: “The Eccles line is undergoing a planned programme of essential maintenance works to replace the 20-year-old rails and ensure we can continue to operate a safe and reliable service for years to come. We’re sorry for the inconvenience we know this partial closure of the Eccles line will cause, but we will be doing everything we can to minimise disruption.
