Public transport services affected by Labour Party Conference

Bus services affected by Labour Party Conference.

The Manchester to Rochdale night bus service will be one of the services affected by diversions in Manchester city centre during the next two weeks for the Labour Party Conference. The night bus will follow a different route within the city this weekend.

Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE) is advising passengers on all services coming into the city to allow extra time for their journeys.

The conference is being held at Manchester Central near the G-Mex Metrolink stop. Trams will continue to run through the city centre as normal and all of the stops will remain open.

Passengers at the G-Mex stop will need to use the stairs to Whitworth Street West or the bridge to Deansgate train station as there will no direct access between the stop and Manchester Central.

Parts of Lower Mosley Street, Oxford Street, Peter Street and Mount Street will also be shut to traffic in the run up to and during the conference.

Michael Renshaw, GMPTE’s Interim Service Delivery Director, said: “We’ll have extra staff on duty at G-Mex to guide people to the exits, and we’re putting up posters at bus stops to tell people about the diversions.

“There will obviously be some disruption to people’s journeys if they’re coming into the city centre during the next few weeks. The best thing to do is to plan your journey in advance and to allow a bit of extra time.”

The 33 bus service to Wigan, 63 to Brookhouse and the 258 to Flixton are following diversions in the city centre until Thursday 25 September. Some Nightbus services will also follow different routes this weekend. They are the 8 to Bolton, 17 to Rochdale, 39 to Leigh, 67 to Cadishead and the 135 to Bury.

From Thursday 18 September, the X40 to Great Harwood, X41 to Blackburn, and the X43 and X44 to Nelson will be diverted. The free city centre bus service, Metroshuttle 3, will also change its route, missing out Peter Street and Oxford Street.

And from Friday 19 September, the 42A to Reddish, 46 to Chorlton, 47 to Withington, 50 to East Didsbury, 191 to Middlewood, and the 197 to Stockport will be diverted.

Several demonstrations are also expected to take place between Saturday 20 and Wednesday 24 September, which are likely to affect some city centre bus services.