No trams from Manchester to Bury for six days

Passengers are urged to plan ahead by using the Bee Network app or website

No trams will run between north Manchester and Bury for six days during "essential" infrastructure improvement work, transport bosses have said.

Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) said no services would operate between Crumpsall and Bury from Saturday until Friday.

A replacement bus service will run between the affected tram stops, with buses continuing to Victoria so all passengers can complete their usual journeys.

TfGM also said Bee Network bus services would continue to serve the routes affected as usual.

'Critical work'

The line closure will allow essential beam replacement works to take place at Whitefield Metrolink tunnel, TfGM said, adding that work at a substation near to Heaton Park would form part of the light rail system that powers the trams.

TfGM is also building substations at Hagside and Collyhurst to make the network more resilient.

Work on the Bury line in the summer included preparations for the redevelopment of Bury Interchange and upgrades to overhead lines and tracks.

Ian Davies, TfGM's network director for Metrolink, told the Local Democracy Reporting Service the works were "critical to making the network more resilient and will help us meet increasing demand in the future.

"We apologise for any disruption caused by these essential works and would urge everyone to plan ahead using the Bee Network app or website."