Eccles line works
1-25 February 2025From Saturday 1 February, until the end of service on Tuesday 25 February, work will take place at the Weaste tram stop.
No tram services will operate between Eccles and MediaCityUK during this time.
A bus replacement service will operate between the affected stops.
Frequent Bee Network bus services also call at the bus stops near each tram stop. These may provide a faster or cheaper journey option than the replacement bus, depending on your destination.
See here for live bus departure information.
Please note: Tram tickets are only accepted on the replacement bus and will not be accepted on numbered bus services.
Tram services will resume from the start of service on Wednesday 26 February.
Tram service pattern
Monday – Saturday
- Bury - Piccadilly
- Bury - Altrincham
- Altrincham - Piccadilly / Etihad Campus
- Ashton-Under-Lyne - MediaCityUK
- Etihad Campus – MediaCityUK
- Rochdale Town Centre - East Didsbury
- Shaw & Crompton - East Didsbury
- Manchester Airport - Victoria
- Trafford Centre - Deansgate-Castlefield
Sunday
- Bury - Piccadilly
- Altrincham - Etihad Campus
- Ashton-Under-Lyne – MediaCityUK
- Rochdale Town Centre - East Didsbury
- Manchester Airport - Victoria
- Trafford Centre - Deansgate-Castlefield
Replacement bus services
Click on the stops to view the replacement bus stop maps:
Eccles to MediaCityUK
Eccles - Ladywell - Weaste - Langworthy - Broadway - Harbour City - MediaCityUK
MediaCityUK to Eccles:
MediaCityUK - Harbour City - Broadway - Langworthy - Weaste - Ladywell - Eccles
Monday to Thursday
First bus
05:39 - Eccles to MediaCityUK
05:29 - MediaCityUK to Eccles
Bus services will then operate every 12 minutes.
Last bus
00:15 - Eccles to MediaCityUK
00:05 - MediaCityUK to Eccles
Friday to Saturday
First bus
05:39 - Eccles to MediaCityUK
05:29 - MediaCityUK to Eccles
Bus services will then operate every 12 minutes.
Last bus
01:15 - Eccles to MediaCityUK
01:05 - MediaCityUK to Eccles
Sunday
First bus
06:42 - Eccles to MediaCityUK
06:30 - MediaCityUK to Eccles
Bus services will then operate every 15 minutes.
Last bus
23:57 - Eccles to MediaCityUK
23:30 - MediaCityUK to Eccles