Wolverhampton St George's tram stop
West Midlands Metro tram stop | |
![]() A tram at its terminus at Wolverhampton St George's. | |
General information | |
Location | Wolverhampton Wolverhampton England |
Line(s) | Line 1 (Edgbaston Village – Wolverhampton St George's/Wolverhampton Station) |
Platforms | 1 |
History | |
Opened | 31 May 1999 |
Passengers | |
2015/16 | Approx. 6,167 daily[1] |
Wolverhampton St George's tram stop is a
The stop was built as a single
The trackbed of the northern line at the West Midlands Metro stop was converted into a coach drop-off point but saw little use. It is now used by Banga Bus as the terminus for their daytime 530 bus service, replacing a stop in nearby Tower Street.
Services
On Mondays to Fridays, West Midlands Metro services in each direction between Edgbaston Village and Wolverhampton Station run at six to eight-minute intervals during the day, and at fifteen-minute intervals during the evenings and on Sundays. They run at eight-minute intervals on Saturdays.[3]
Following the opening of the route to Wolverhampton Station, no trams currently use this stop. However, there are no current plans to fully close the stop due to its location near the centre of Wolverhampton.[4]
External links
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- Article on this Metro stop from Rail Around Birmingham & the West Midlands
- Article about this stop from thetrams.co.uk
References
- ^ "2016 West Midlands Travel Trends Covering Report" (PDF). West Midlands Combined Authority. p. 39. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ thetrams.co.uk
- ^ "Midland Metro timetable". Network West Midlands. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ^ "Wolverhampton City Centre Metro Extension – Midland Metro Alliance". Retrieved 2 September 2023.