Metrolink from September 2015

[thenorthern]

Does anyone know what the Metrolink network will look like after the single line through St Peter's Square is reopened but before the whole stop is reopened?

Also does anyone know how much slower the trams through St Peter's Square will be with the single line running.

 

[Greybeard33]

Does anyone know what the Metrolink network will look like after the single line through St Peter's Square is reopened but before the whole stop is reopened?

Also does anyone know how much slower the trams through St Peter's Square will be with the single line running.

See http://www.transformationinformation.co.uk/st-peters-square

Phase 2 (late August for ten months) The St Peter’s Square stop will be closed but trams will continue to run through the city on a single line. The following services will run;
Altrincham to Piccadilly, 12-minute service with double trams.
Altrincham to Cornbrook, 12-minute service with single trams.
Bury to Piccadilly, 12-minute service with single trams.
Bury to East Didsbury, 12-minute service with double trams.
Eccles-MediaCityUK to Deansgate-Castlefield, 12-minute service with double trams.
Rochdale to Ashton-Under-Lyne, 12-minute service with single and double trams.
Manchester Airport to Cornbrook, 12-minute with single and double trams.

I do not think the timetable information has been published yet. The similar single line operation through Victoria did not have much effect on journey times.

 

[Shrimper]

Not seen any timetable info yet beyond what Greybeard has posted. I'd agree with him on timings too; under normal operation any time losses due to the single line section were made up by not having to stop at the platforms! I think the single line itself will also be a bit shorter, so hopefully easier to recover if things do get out of sync.

 

[kjhskj75]

I believe they are putting in crossovers either end of the work area, so the single track section should be fairly short.