Metrolink to / from Etihad

[BigJoe#1]

About 20-30 mins I was in the queue on average after leaving games on the final whistle.

If you can surely its better to walk back? It only takes about the same amount of time to reach Manchester Piccadilly on foot.

 

[Andrewjh009]

I normally park on the Trafford centre when using the metrolink.

 

[JGL07]

If you can surely its better to walk back? It only takes about the same amount of time to reach Manchester Piccadilly on foot.

I have not had to wait for more that ten minutes from arrival at the gate before getting a tram in the last two years.

I do have a priority tram season card mind.

 

[Eccles Blue]

Co-op Live and TfGM to offer FREE trams and buses to and from new arena for all event ticket holders

Very convenient.

themanc.com

mmmm, doubt this will apply to people travelling to our 'events'!!!

 

[jrb]

The Bee Bus network is expanding in Gtr Manchester.



Also.



I’ll see it when I believe it under a future Labour Government, which will mean it will probably happen, as Manchester, Liverpool, and Leeds councils are Labour run.

Whitehall has confirmed the route for a £12bn rail link between Manchester and Liverpool, paving the way for the next stage of development of Northern Powerhouse Rail.

The government has signed off on the preferred route for a new rail line between the two cities, confirming it will go through Warrington Bank Quay and Manchester Airport.

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham said the announcement “opens the door” for an underground station at Manchester Piccadilly.

Govt announces 'major step forward’ for Northern connectivity - Place North West

Whitehall has confirmed the route for a £12bn rail link between Manchester and Liverpool, paving the way for the next stage of development of Northern Powerhouse Rail.

www.placenorthwest.co.uk

 

[Stephen230]

The Bee Bus network is expanding in Gtr Manchester.



Also.



I’ll see it when I believe it under a future Labour Government, which will mean it will probably happen, as Manchester, Liverpool, and Leeds councils are Labour run.

Whitehall has confirmed the route for a £12bn rail link between Manchester and Liverpool, paving the way for the next stage of development of Northern Powerhouse Rail.

The government has signed off on the preferred route for a new rail line between the two cities, confirming it will go through Warrington Bank Quay and Manchester Airport.

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham said the announcement “opens the door” for an underground station at Manchester Piccadilly.

Govt announces 'major step forward’ for Northern connectivity - Place North West

Whitehall has confirmed the route for a £12bn rail link between Manchester and Liverpool, paving the way for the next stage of development of Northern Powerhouse Rail.

www.placenorthwest.co.uk

£12 billion so you can get between Manchester and Liverpool in 35 minutes?

Seems a bit excessive when you can do it now in 40. Would probably be 35 now if they didn’t bother with the stops on the way.

 

[Vic]

The Bee Bus network is expanding in Gtr Manchester.



Also.



I’ll see it when I believe it under a future Labour Government, which will mean it will probably happen, as Manchester, Liverpool, and Leeds councils are Labour run.

Whitehall has confirmed the route for a £12bn rail link between Manchester and Liverpool, paving the way for the next stage of development of Northern Powerhouse Rail.

The government has signed off on the preferred route for a new rail line between the two cities, confirming it will go through Warrington Bank Quay and Manchester Airport.

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham said the announcement “opens the door” for an underground station at Manchester Piccadilly.

Govt announces 'major step forward’ for Northern connectivity - Place North West

Whitehall has confirmed the route for a £12bn rail link between Manchester and Liverpool, paving the way for the next stage of development of Northern Powerhouse Rail.

www.placenorthwest.co.uk

See the small print. "The government will continue to assess alternatives that meet the objectives of Northern Powerhouse Rail in line with standard requirements for business case approvals. Any scheme must be affordable and demonstrate value for money for the taxpayer while seeking to support the rail capacity needs of central Manchester and deliver faster journey times and better connectivity across the North."

And smoke and mirrors: "the route between Liverpool and Manchester Piccadilly would be reduced from around 50 minutes to 35 minutes." (It's under 35 mins now between Liverpool and Manchester Victoria.)

There is no business case for a £12bn line from Liverpool to Manchester no quicker than now. And I doubt it could be built for £12bn (3 new stations, get across the Ship Canal, under the M6, and 7 miles of tunnel under south Manchester). At my most cynical, this is a dying Tory government that's pulled the plug on HS2 to the North, and is now desperate for some "levelling up" electoral boost - by promising a scheme that Labour would have to say really can't be done for the money.

 

[jrb]

Not Metrolink. Final BeeNetwork operators awarded, route updates, etc. For any bus users on a match day.

Operators confirmed to run remaining Bee Network bus services

news.tfgm.com

 

[eyalluvitt]

£12 billion so you can get between Manchester and Liverpool in 35 minutes?

Seems a bit excessive when you can do it now in 40. Would probably be 35 now if they didn’t bother with the stops on the way.

So we can go and visit our old hub caps and alloy wheels a fraction quicker

 

[Gray]

The Arsenal game being on Sunday is absolutely brilliant for those of us living in the Altrincham area. Direct trams to and from the Etihad just makes the whole day more enjoyable.