A new £140 million transport interchange and rooftop park has opened to the public in Stockport as the £1 billion redevelopment of the town centre continues. The modern transport hub is redefining the town’s connectivity and contains a new two-acre park, recently named as Viaduct Park, new … [Read more...]
News for: Transport
Further plans announced to improve Transpennine rail journeys between West Yorkshire and Greater Manchester
Rail Minister, Huw Merriman, has confirmed plans to build a new maintenance facility in West Yorkshire as part of the £3.9 billion Transpennine Route Upgrade to improve rail journeys between Leeds and Greater Manchester. Around £100 million will be provided to deliver the Shipley TrainCare … [Read more...]
Royal Jordanian Airlines celebrates inaugural flight to Amman from Manchester Airport
The inaugural Royal Jordanian Airlines flight from Manchester Airport to Jordan's capital city, Amman, has further bolstered the more than 200 destinations served from the UK's biggest airport outside London. The new service will operate three times weekly on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays … [Read more...]
New average speed cameras installed to make Greater Manchester’s roads safer
New average speed cameras are being installed across Greater Manchester as part of continued work to improve road safety. Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is upgrading speed cameras across 25 routes with the latest generation of average speed systems which track how long it takes a vehicle … [Read more...]
Less than a week to go until Stockport bus services to begin running from new transport interchange
Bus services in Stockport will begin running from the town centre's new transport interchange when it opens in less than week's time on Sunday 17th March 2024. The multi-million pound transport hub boasts 18 bus stands with the capacity for 164 departures an hour. Other facilities at the new … [Read more...]
Half-term getaways fuel record-breaking February at Manchester Airport
Manchester Airport has experienced its best February on record with 1.9 million passengers flying into or out of the airport, in part driven by holidaymakers seeking a getaway during the school holidays. February 2024 is the third consecutive month to break passenger number records at Manchester … [Read more...]
MAG calls for household waste to be used to produce SAF
Manchester Airports Group (MAG), the UK's largest airport operator, has set out how household waste currently burned to generate electricity could instead be used to make Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). A new study by the group has revealed that manufacturing SAF from household waste could help … [Read more...]
Marple residents to vote on new local planning guidance
A referendum will take place on 21st March 2024 that will give Marple residents the opportunity to vote on whether the proposed Marple Neighbourhood Plan will be adopted and inform future planning decisions in the village. Developed by the Marple Neighbourhood Forum, a group of volunteer … [Read more...]
Further 67 low-emission buses join Bee Network fleet
An additional 67 low-emission buses have been added to the Bee Network fleet as Greater Manchester continues to take back control of its public transport system. Under the city-region's franchising arrangement, which is set to expand to more boroughs on 24th March and reach Stockport by January … [Read more...]
Consultation launches on improving journeys along A6 corridor
Stockport Council is consulting over improving journeys on the A6 corridor from the Manchester Boundary to Stockport Town Centre. Working in partnership with Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), the council is exploring options to make roads safer, improve bus journeys, and make it easier to … [Read more...]
Turkish Airlines to launch additional Manchester to Istanbul flights
Turkish Airlines is adding more weekly flights from Manchester Airport to Istanbul to meet increased passenger demand from visitors to the city. Istanbul is among the most visited cities in the world, welcoming more than 20 million visitors in 2023, up by a quarter on the previous year. … [Read more...]
£1.5 billion HS2 funding to be reallocated to North West leaders from 2025
Nearly £1.5 billion of reallocated HS2 funding is to be invested directly into the North West through the government's Local Transport Fund to improve local transport connections. Local authorities throughout the region will receive a share of £1.48 billion to directly invest into projects to … [Read more...]
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