Oldham TfGM Contact Details and Opening Times 2026

Oldham residents who need travel help can now ring one number, 0161 244 1000, and speak to Transport for Greater Manchester staff until 8 every evening. The switchboard stays open an extra hour on weekdays and keeps the same weekend hours, a change quietly locked in for 2026. That matters because many callers finish work after six and have had to wait until the next morning.

The line is staffed from seven in the morning Monday to Friday, giving commuters a full 13-hour window to sort season tickets, plan disrupted journeys or chase refunds. On Saturdays, Sundays and bank holidays the service starts an hour later, at eight, but still runs through to eight at night, catching late shoppers and shift workers who travel outside the old nine-to-five pattern.

Anyone whose first language is not English can ask the adviser to bring in LanguageLine, an on-demand interpreter, without hanging up. The service covers more than 200 languages and is free to the caller; staff patch it in while the customer stays on the line, so questions about tram replacement buses or fare caps can be answered straight away.

Behind the phone line sits the main Travelshop at 2 Piccadilly Place, Manchester, where tickets and printed timetables are handed over the counter. The article does not list smaller suburban outlets, but callers can request the nearest one when they ring. No appointment is needed; the phone team can also post tickets or load concessions onto smart cards if residents cannot make the trip into town.

The 2026 timetable is already live, and the number has not changed for several years, so residents can save it once and expect it to work. What is not yet clear is whether the longer hours will shorten wait times or simply spread the same staff more thinly. For now, the guarantee is simple: ring before eight, and someone will pick up.