Major disruption ahead as Manchester Piccadilly Station to close this week
The North West’s busiest railway station is set to close for 9 days for large overhaul.
Manchester Piccadilly will shut on 14 February for upgrades to tracks, points and signalling systems, with work due for completion on 22 February.
During the works, services normally running to and from the station will terminate at other stations, including Stockport.
TfGM's Simon Elliott, said: "While unfortunately there will be some short-term disruption, we're committed to working with rail industry colleagues to ensure people can still move easily across Greater Manchester while these essential upgrades take place."
No trains from the south and east of the city will run into Manchester Piccadilly.
Services normally running to and from Manchester Piccadilly will terminate at other stations, including Stockport
Network Rail are investing £7.9m in the upgrade and are doing so to take out aging infrastructure.
Julien Dehornoy from Network Rail said: "Once the job is done, we will have a better, more reliable railway.”
Adding: "The major overhaul over six railway lines can only take place during a full railway closure and we are working closely with train operators, TfGM and Manchester City Council on alternative travel plans to keep people on the move, the full details on which will be published in mid-November."