Traffic and Travel

Manchester Victoria station is set to benefit from new funding

£72 million boost for train services- How Manchester will benefit

Eurovision super-fans arrive at Lime Street Station in Liverpool. Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP) (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Northern operates ‘Eurovision express’ despite strike

Metrolink staff are balloting for strike action. Photo: TfGM

Metrolink tram staff balloting for strike action in pay dispute

A general view of a bus stop in Manchester Credit: Robertvt - stock.adobe.com

Little Gem buses: new operators found for school and local routes

Thousands of fans will travel to Wembley - but will be affected by a train strike Credit: Getty

FA Cup final day train strikes causes travel headache

The M6 motorway which is expected to be busy this Friday

Best & worst times and busiest roads over bank holiday weekend

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‘Double trouble’ on roads as 32m bank holiday road trips planned

School bus in Greater Manchester Credit: TFGM

The first 31 schools to join Greater Manchester’s new bus network

Rishi Sunak has scrapped smart motorways. Credit: Getty/Adobe Stock/Kim Mogg

All new smart motorway projects scrapped over safety and cost concerns

The current vehicles on the Leigh guided busway

‘We want trams before 2040’: Leigh calls for Metrolink stop

Ryanair passengers praised the pilot at Manchester Airport

Ryanair passengers applaud pilot after plane ‘bounces’ back into air

More than 1,000 people have been injured and 19 killed at Greater Manchester’s pedestrian crossings in the past five years, shocking data shows. Photo: AFP via Getty Images

More than 1,000 injured and 19 killed crossing the road since 2018

Manchester’s free bus Credit: TFGM

Manchester’s free bus service gets two new routes

Artist impression of what Golborne Station could look like Credit: GMCA

Greater Manchester set to get first new train station in 25 years

The extended cap applies to more than 140 bus operators around England (Photo: Adobe Stock)

When does £2 bus fare cap end? New finish date for low-cost fare

Dubai tops the list of most popular destinations for Easter from Manchester Airport.

Most popular holiday destination for Easter from Manchester Airport

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DVSA makes major driving test changes to tackle waiting times

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Key workers and carers offered 25% rail travel discount

Mayor Andy Burnham with one of Manchester’s new Bee Network buses Credit: LDRS

Manchester’s new yellow buses unveiled

The M61 near Bolton

M61 delays after school coach crash

Damage ranges from burst tyres to shattered suspension (NationalWorld/Abode Stock)

2.7 million cars forced off the road by pothole damage

The cost of road repairs is outstripping councils’ maintenance budgets (Photo: Adobe Stock)

Roads resurfaced ‘once in 116 years’ as pothole funding gap hits £14bn

A vandalised Diamond bus Credit: Diamond

Manchester bus vandalism hotspots revealed

Just Stop Oil protests on overhead gantries brought traffic to a standstill on the M25 across four days in November 2022(Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Just Stop Oil welcomes ‘challenge’ of new motorway gantry design

The M6/M58 Junction 26 roundabout at Orrell

£220m link road scheme for M58 and M6 in Wigan moves forward

Junction 21 of the M62 at Milnrow this morning Credit - Motorwaycameras.co.uk

M62 closure today: updates as drivers stranded

Snowploughs clearing snow at Manchester Airport. Picture by Martin Rickett. Credit: PA Wire/PA Images

Manchester Airport issues advice to travellers after snow overnight

FlixBus is launching a service from Manchester to Leeds and Newcastle

FlixBus linking Manchester with Leeds and Newcastle on new bus route

An early representation of what the new HS2 trains could look like.

HS2 delay: mixed reaction as soaring costs prompt pause to train line

Bus services are being affected by snow in parts of Greater Manchester. Photo: TfGM

How snow is affecting public transport in Greater Manchester

Passengers at the Departure gates at Manchester Airport Terminal 2

Manchester Airport: the latest on queues for check-in and security

It’s going to be a busy weekend in Manchester and there could be travel disruption due to roadworks and congestion. Photo: TfGM

How to avoid travel disruption in Manchester this weekend

A Jet2 flight 5 from London Stansted to Antalya was diverted to Manchester

Manchester Airport: Jet2 flight diverted from London Stansted

Buses at Bolton Interchange. January 2023. Credit: LDRS. C

Bus operators stepping in to save services

Traffic on the road outside Bare Trees Primary School in Oldham. Photo: LDRS.

The Oldham neighbourhood plagued by traffic jams

The Deansgate consultation is underway Credit: Marketing Manchester

Plans to turn Deansgate into a ‘destination’ and cut cars unveiled

New cycle storage facilities at Radcliffe station on the Metrolink. Photo: TfGM

New cycle storage facilities for Metrolink Bury line announced