Oasis Manchester: Multiple bus and tram services to be impacted due to Heaton Park concerts - full list
Multiple bus and tram services will be impacted in Manchester due to the upcoming Oasis concerts at Heaton Park, impacting travel for thousands.
More than 300,000 fans are expected to attend the Oasis concerts at Heaton Park.
To keep bus services moving whilst nearby roads are busy and to safely manage crowds using the Metrolink networks, there will be a change to some bus services in the Prestwich, Bury and Whitefield area, as well as to tram services across the network .
Here is the full list of impacted transport services:
Tram Changes
Changes to the tram service pattern include:
- Bury services operating to Victoria
- Altrincham services operating to Exchange Square
- Eccles services operating to Cornbrook
- Manchester Airport services operating to Deansgate-Castlefield.
Passengers can use the Rochdale to East Didsbury to change trams in the city centre to continue their journey.
The following lines will operate every 15 minutes:
- Eccles via Media City - Cornbrook
- Manchester Airport – Deansgate-Castlefield
- Trafford Centre – Deansgate-Castlefield
- Rochdale Town Centre to East Didsbury via Market Street
- Altrincham - Exchange Square (increased to 7.5 minute frequency during peak times)
- East Didsbury - Shaw and Crompton via Market Street (Peak time only)
The following lines will operate every 12 minutes:
- Ashton-under-Lyne – Piccadilly
- Piccadilly – Etihad Campus
The following lines will operate every 6 minutes:
- Bury - Victoria
Bus Services Changes
The following services will be diverted from 10am until the end of the service:
- 66: Will divert from Hilton Lane, near Barnsfield Park and not call at a number of stops in Prestwich near Heaton Park. The service will rejoin the usual route at Heywood Road/Rectory Lane.
- 90: Will divert from Oldfield Road via Heywood Road and will not serve any stops on St Margaret's Road in Prestwich. The service will rejoin the usual route on Heys Road.
- 94: Will divert via Leicester Road and will not serve any stops on St Margaret's Road in Prestwich. The service rejoin the usual route on Heys Road.
The following services will be diverted from 8pm until the end of the service:
41: Will divert in Middleton from the junction of Manchester New Road and the M60. Services will not serve a number of stops in Higher Blackley, Prestwich and Higher Crumpsall. The service will rejoin the usual route at N.M.G.H.
- 59: Will divert from the last stop on Waterloo Road/Cheetham Hill Road and will not serve a number of stops in Cheetham Hill, Crumpsall, Heaton Park and Rhodes. The service will rejoin the usual route at Middleton Bus station.
-135: Will divert from Sefton Street to George Street North. They will divert via Leicester Road, Great Cheetham Street East and Bury New Road in both directions. They will not call at a number of stops on Bury Old Road.
-156: Will divert from Middleton Bus Station, and not serve a number of stops in Middleton, Prestwich and Higher Blackley. Services will rejoin the usual route at Delaunays Road/N.M.G.H.
The following services will be diverted from 12pm to 6pm:
59: Services towards Oldham will divert via Corporation Street, Cheetham Hill Road and Trinity Way. Services will resume normal route on Great Ducie Street. Services will begin and terminate at Victoria Railway Station Stop NW.
-76/A/B: Towards Oldham/Oldham Mumos/Hollinwood only, services will divert via London Road and Store Street, and will not serve a number of stops on Oldham Street and Oldham Road. Services will resume normal route on Old Mill Street in Ancoats.
-81: Services will divert via Rochdale Road, Corporation Street and Shudehill, and will terminate at STOP EM.
-83: Service will divert via Thompson Street and Oldham Road.
- 163: Services will divert via Miller Street, Corporation Street, Withy Grove and terminate at Stop NM.
- 216: Towards Ashton-under-Lyne only, services will divert via Piccadilly, London Road, Fairfield Street, Travis Street and Adair Street, and resume normal route on Pollard Street.
- 230/231: Towards Ashton-under-Lyne only, services will divert via Oldham Street, London Road, Fairfield Street, Great Ancoats Street and Every Street.