TfGM updates advice on travelling to newly opened leisure and hospitality businesses

With cinemas, bars, restaurants and other leisure and hospitality businesses reopening across Greater Manchester, Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) have issued updated advice for using public transport to reach these spaces.

While bus, tram and train services are no longer running a reduced timetable, due to social distancing measures there remains reduced capacity on public transport in the city-region.

TfGM is asking people, whether travelling to work, for shopping or going out for a social occasion to think about how they plan to travel, and especially how they intend to get home when out in the evening.

In line with the most recent government guidelines, TfGM has issued the following advice:

• Help keep yourself and everyone safe when you’re outside the home by thinking about how and when you travel?and following safety guidance.
• You can use public transport but please consider active travel options such as cycling and walking.
• Plan ahead, allow extra time for your journeys, avoid the busiest times and routes if you can and be patient when travelling.
• You must wear a face covering when using the public transport network, including at transport hubs and interchanges, unless you are exempt. If you don’t, you may be unable to travel and you could be fined £100. Read our face coverings guidance.
• Keep your distance from others, clean your hands frequently and use contactless payment.
• If you are using public transport, TfGM and public transport operators have put more measures in place to help you travel safely, including enhanced cleaning, extra services and passenger information and signage.

TfGM has also published a breakdown of the transport information by town and retail centres, and options available in order to make the safest travel choices, including for Stockport, Manchester City Centre, and the Trafford Centre.