Test trams will run through St Peter’s Square throughout Wednesday as Metrolink bosses get ready to restore tram links across the city from Friday 28 August.
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) say work to build a brand new line of tram track through the square is complete.
No trams have run through St Peter’s Square since 28 June during the first phase of construction work.
While trams will run in both directions on a single line of track through the square, work continues on the multi-million pound construction of a brand new tram stop.
Trams will once again stop at St Peter’s Square when a much bigger stop opens close to the Cenotaph in autumn 2016.
Peter Cushing, Metrolink Director at Transport for Greater Manchester, said: “I’m sure Metrolink customers will share our delight at getting services back up and running through the city.
“I thank everyone who has used the trams over the summer for their patience while we’ve worked to get a new line of track through St Peter’s Square.
“Tram services will be back on track in time for the bank holiday weekend and the Manchester Pride festival.
“It means we can keep trams running through the city – getting people to work, shops and events over the coming year – while we build a brand new tram stop right alongside the new line.”
The X1 replacement shuttle service will stop running from Friday but free city centre Metroshuttle bus services will continue, say TfGM.
Main image by John Cole
