Metrolink announces return of later running trams on Fridays and Saturdays

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Metrolink trams will run until 1am on Fridays and Saturdays from later this month, transport bosses have announced. Services will run every 20 minutes between midnight and close to 1am, with Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) saying exact departure times would vary depending on the line and stop.

The later-running trams will take to the tracks across the network from September 29. Pre-Covid services saw frequencies of every 12 minutes up to 1am on Metrolink. READ MORE: Man dies after being hit by car on M62 with motorway fully shut READ MORE: Police and forensics on scene as murder probe launched after death of woman Danny Vaughan, head of Metrolink at Transport for Greater Manchester, said: "We are partially reintroducing the 1am finish on Friday and Saturday nights.

It is only on a 20-minute frequency for now. We will look to make an improvement on that later in the year." Metrolink has also announced it will also bring back the MediaCityUK to Etihad Campus peak service later this month.

It will be reintroduced on Monday, September 25 following the completion of engineering works between Eccles and Weaste. Trams will run every 12 minutes between 7am and 8pm Monday to Friday, and from 9am until 6.30pm on Saturdays.