The Greater Manchester mayor said eight train line will are set to be part of the local transport network by 2028
Andy Burnham has announced that plans to bring rail services into the Bee Network have been brought forward. The Greater Manchester mayor said that eight train lines will be part of the new local transport network by 2028.
It comes ahead of a trial of this form of payment - which is already used on Metrolink trams - along two routes covering 17 stations across Greater Manchester. The trial on the Glossop to Piccadilly and Stalybridge to Victoria lines will begin next year with full multi-modal fares set to be rolled out by 2030, according to the government.But speaking at the Northern Transport Summit in Manchester today , Mr Burnham said that he will bring these plans forward by two years.
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