What Date will the tram be up and running to the ground?

[sergiokun]

Is this paid for by our owner?

 

[Chillidog77]

I wouldn't believe anything they say about the metrolink. Worst public transport system i've ever had the misfortune to travel on.

 

[waspish]

I wouldn't believe anything they say about the metrolink. Worst public transport system i've ever had the misfortune to travel on.

Yep a bit of snow and it's fucked

 

[St Helens Blue (Exiled)]

So will there be a tram from Victoria direct to the ground.?

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Chris Bird said it will be up and running for City's first game at the stadium!!<br /><br />-- Tue Jun 12, 2012 6:39 pm --<br /><br />

So will there be a tram from Victoria direct to the ground.?

If not, you'd just have to change in Piccadilly Gardens

 

[willythehippo]

Heard it's going to be in place and ready for the start of the Commonwealth games - oh shit it's 10 years late so far, what's a few more weeks / months ?

 

[blutomato42]

I heard it was going to start in March... suppose not

 

[chris_m]

The line to the Etihad was ready for the start of last season, but they cocked it up, unsurprisingly

 

[ste.sully]

hope this is open at the start of the season....
although it will be rammed

A 'lay-by' has been created on Alan Turing Way outside Asda for multiple trams which can queue up. So after the match has finished, people can swiftly get one service to Piccadilly & then the next one is lying in wait.

However each tram only has around a capacity of 200, so you would need 4 waiting trams and even then you wouldn't manage a 1000 people out of 40 or so thousand. Of course, hopefully the ritual rush and crush for the buses will be more bearable with the trams. It is fair to say, our stadium is probably the worst large stadium to get out of.

 

[Wafty Cranker]

I live right by one of the new stops between town and the stadium. They've had the lights and stuff on at the platform for months. It's looked ready for ages, but not not seen or heard anything to make me thing it'll be running anytime soon.