The latest national rail strike will have knock-on effect for some Metrolink services, bosses have warned. More than 40,000 workers at Network Rail and more than a dozen train companies are to stage a fresh strike on Wednesday in the bitter dispute over jobs, pay and conditions.
With only a fifth of trains expected to to run on around half of the rail network, passengers are being urged not to travel on Wednesday.
The strike will also affect Metrolink’s Altrincham line, with trams only able to operate between Altrincham and Timperley from 7am and 7pm. Read more: BREAKING: Major incident declared after human remains discovered by demolition workers in Oldham This is because Metrolink relies on Network Rail signallers through that section of the network.
Outside of these times a replacement bus service will operate between the affected stops. Piccadilly train station will be closed from 7pm on Wednesday until 7am on Thursday, but Piccadilly Metrolink stop will remain open with access from the walkway next to the taxi rank on Fairfield Street.
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