Planned maintenance
Wilkinson and Noel Street track replacement work
Services affected: All services
Work taking place on Sunday 26th July 2026 to Sunday 9th August 2026
Normal service to resume Monday 10th August 2026
No service between Wilkinson Street and The Forest.
Affecting services in both directions
During the above dates, we will be carrying out work to replace some of our track located at Wilkinson Street and Noel Street.
There will be no tram services operating between Wilkinson Street and The Forest; however, a replacement bus service will be operating in a loop between these stops.
Please allow additional time for your journey. Customers who usually park in the Wilkinson Street car park are encouraged to consider using The Forest car park to minimise disruption to their journey.
For more detailed information about how these works may impact you, please see below.
Alternative transport accepting tram tickets
- Tram replacement bus service
Closed tram stops
All stops between Wilkinson Street and The Forest will remain closed during the above dates.
Due to road diversions which will be in place during the work, our closed stops will not be serviced by trams or buses.
For directions between the closed stops and the replacement bus service or tram stops, please click on the relevant closed stop below.
Replacement bus route
The bus route will operate in a loop between the bus stop on Wilkinson Street, opposite the tram stop, and the northbound tram platform at The Forest.
Please allow extra time for your journey. We anticipate that journey times may increase by up to 30 minutes, depending on road traffic conditions.
The route is as follows:
- Wilkinson Street bus stop - stop BA85
- Western Boulevard, then onto Nuthall Road
- Bobber's Mill, then onto Gregory Boulevard
- Drop off and pick up at The Forest northbound/centre platform
- Join Noel Street, then onto Bentinck Road
- Radford Road, then return to the Wilkinson Street bus stop - stop BA85
Road diversions
Wilkinson Street
During the work, Wilkinson Street will be partially closed, with one-way only traffic westbound from Radford Road towards Western Boulevard.
Wilkinson Street will be closed to traffic from the ring road towards Radford Road, although access will remain for residents on Wilkinson Street, Whitemoor Street, Whitemoor Avenue and Heslington Avenue.
Noel Street
Road closures will be in place at the junction of Noel Street and Gregory Boulevard. Road closures will also affect the junction of Noel Street and Terrace Street.
During the work, Noel Street and Terrace Street, which are usually open to one-way traffic only, will be changed to two-way traffic up until the point of the road closures to allow access for residents, businesses and other road users.