Suspended Manchester Metrolink tram services resume Published duration 27 August 2015

image caption St Peter's Square stop remains closed until Autumn 2016

Tram services across central Manchester will resume on Friday after their eight week suspension, Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has confirmed.

The suspension was part of a project to build a new tram stop in St Peters Square.

Services running through St Peter's Square begin just before 06:00 BST although the stop itself remains closed until autumn 2016.

Test services took place on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings.

Peter Cushing, Metrolink Director at Transport for Greater Manchester, said: "I'd like to thank our customers for their patience over the summer while we've worked to build this single line of track through the square.

"It means we can keep trams running through the city - getting people to work, shopping and events over the coming year - while we build a brand new tram stop right alongside the new line."

Road services remain disrupted due to the closure of part of the Mancunian Way after a hole developed in the road.