BREAKING: Parklife and Soccer Aid travel chaos as Metrolink line set to remain shut until tomorrow

Fans at the Parklife festival and Soccer Aid are to face travel chaos this evening (June 11) after Transport for Greater Manchester announced major tram lines will remain shut overnight.

Revellers hoping to travel through Manchester using the tram after Parklife festival, using the Heaton Park stop, have been told the Bury line will remain suspended for the rest of the day due to damage to the overhead line at Victoria.

The news comes as a blow to thousands on what is one of the busiest weekends of the year, particularly for those at the Parklife festival and Soccer Aid, who will need to seek alternative travel arrangements. TfGM have apologised for the disruption.

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The Bury line has been suspended for several hours, but it was hoped that repairs could be completed to allow the line to re-open in time for the end of the festival on Sunday evening.

In an update, Metrolink said: "Due to severe overhead line damage at Victoria, the Bury line is currently completely suspended and is expected to remain suspended until the end of service on Sunday 11 June, with repairs being undertaken through tonight and into tomorrow morning."

It said a shuttle bus will be operating from the North Gate at Heaton Park to Shudehill bus station in Manchester city centre throughout the evening. Otherwise people are being advised to walk back into the city centre, which is estimated to take about an hour. A designated pick-up point is also in place Sainsbury's on Heaton Park Road.

For Soccer Aid fans at Old Trafford, trams on the Altrincham line are still operating between Altrincham and Piccadilly. People can connect at Cornbrook to other Metrolink lines to reach