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{{Short description|West Midlands Metro tram stop}}
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{{Infobox station
| name = Wolverhampton St George's
| symbol_location = birmingham
| symbol = birmingham▼
| symbol_location2 = gb | symbol2 =
|type = [[West Midlands Metro]] tram stop
▲| symbol = birmingham
|image type = [[MidlandWolverhampton Metro]]St George's tram stop, Bilston Street.jpg
|caption image = Wolverhampton St George's tram stop.jpg in March 2021
|address alt = Bilston Street, [[Wolverhampton]]
|borough =
| caption = A Midland Metro tram at its terminus at Wolverhampton St. George's.
|country = England
| address = [[Wolverhampton]]
|coordinates =
| borough = [[Wolverhampton]]
|line country = EnglandLine 1
| platforms = 1▼
| iso_region = GB
| opened = 3130 May 1999▼
| coordinates_display = inline,title
|closed latd = | latm = | lats = | latNS =
|passengers = 6,167 daily<ref>{{cite web|title=2016 West Midlands Travel Trends Covering Report|url=https://westmidlandscombinedauthority.org.uk/media/1512/papers-transport-delivery-committee-7-november-2016.pdf|publisher=[[West Midlands Combined Authority]]|access-date=23 January 2017|pages=39|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202011135/https://westmidlandscombinedauthority.org.uk/media/1512/papers-transport-delivery-committee-7-november-2016.pdf|archive-date=2 February 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| longd = | longm = | longs = | longEW =
| pass_year = 20132015/16}}▼
| line = Line 1 (Birmingham&nbsp;– Wolverhampton)
▲| platforms = 1
▲| opened = 31 May 1999
| closed = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} -->
| passengers = Approx. 5,750 daily<ref>{{cite web|title=2013 West Midlands Travel Trends|url=https://www.centro.org.uk/media/17241/WestMidsTravelTrends2013.pdf|website=centro.org|publisher=Centro|accessdate=9 September 2014}}</ref>
▲| pass_year = 2013
}}
'''Wolverhampton St George's tram stop''' is a [[tram stop]] in [[Wolverhampton]], [[England]]. It was opened on 31 May 1999 and is the current terminus of the [[Midland Metro|Midland Metro Line 1]]. The stop is located in Bilston Street. It is one of two stops on the Wolverhampton end of the Metro (along with [[The Royal tram stop|The Royal]]) that are not on the former railway track bed.
 
'''Wolverhampton St George's tram stop''' is a [[tram stop]] on the [[West Midlands Metro]] in Bilston Street, [[Wolverhampton]], England. Originally to be named Market Street, it was opened on 30 May 1999 and was the terminus until [[Wolverhampton Station tram stop|Wolverhampton Station]] opened in September 2023.<ref>Midland Metro: City centre extension could be next ''[[Rail (magazine)|Rail]]'' issue 325 25 February 1998 page 32</ref><ref>Midland Metro launched ''Rail'' issue 359 16 June 1999 page 9</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220124025518/https://www.westmidlandsmetro.com/long-serving-staff-driving-tram-success/ Long serving staff drive tram success] [[West Midlands Metro]] 31 May 2019</ref>
The stop was built as a single [[island platform]] with two platform faces, with a crossover just outside the stop, though in 2015, the northern track was removed, leaving just the southern platform in use by trams. It is on the edge of Wolverhampton's main shopping area, and around a quarter of a mile from [[Wolverhampton railway station]].<ref>[http://thetrams.co.uk/midlandmetro/stops/Wolverhampton%2C_St._George%27s thetrams.co.uk]</ref>▼
 
▲The stop was built as a single [[island platform]] with two platform faces, with a crossover just outside the stop, though in 2015, the northern track was removed, leaving just the southern platform in use by trams. It is on the edge of Wolverhampton's main shopping area, and around a quarter of a mile{{convert|1/4|mi|m}} from [[Wolverhampton railway station]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081211071409/http://thetrams.co.uk/midlandmetro/stops/Wolverhampton%2C_St,_St._George%27s's Wolverhampton St George's] thetrams.co.uk]</ref>
There are plans to extend the line, with a branch running from St. George's to the nearby bus and rail stations, and at a later date a loop through Market Street and Lichfield Street.<ref>{{cite web|title=£30m Midland Metro extension plan revived|url=http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/05/02/30m-midland-metro-extension-plan-revived/|publisher=Express & Star|accessdate=16 March 2013}}</ref>
 
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 its daytime 530 bus service, replacing a stop in nearby Tower Street.
==Services==
Mondays to Saturdays, Midland Metro services to Birmingham run at six to eight-minute intervals during the day, and at fifteen-minute intervals during the evenings and on Sundays.<ref>{{cite web|title=Midland Metro timetable|url=http://jp.networkwestmidlands.com/centro/XSLT_TTB_REQUEST?language=en&hideBannerInfo=1&command=direct&line=01MM1&net=cen&project=y11&sup=&dateDay=2012082&outputFormat=0&hideBannerInfo=1&itdLPxx_line=01MM1&itdLPxx_net=cen&itdLPxx_project=y11&itdLPx|publisher=Network West Midlands|accessdate=14 December 2015}}</ref>
 
Following the opening of the route to Wolverhampton Station in September 2023, services ceased to use the stop.<ref>West Midlands Metro extension to Wolverhampton Station opened ''[[Railways Illustrated]]'' issue 249 November 2023 page 16</ref> It was planned that services would resume after a few months following improvement works.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230401214544/https://metroalliance.co.uk/projects/wolverhampton-city-centre-extension/ Wolverhampton City Centre Metro Extension] Midland Metro Alliance</ref><ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-66809582 Two new stops set to open in Wolverhampton city centre] ''[[BBC News]]'' 14 September 2023</ref> As at July 2024, this has yet to occur.<ref>[https://www.westmidlandsmetro.com/maps/stops/wolverhampton-st-georges/ Wolverhampton St George's] West Midlands Metro</ref>
==External links==▼
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* [http://railaroundbirmingham.co.uk/Stations/wolverhampton_st_georges_metro.php Article on this Metro stop from Rail Around Birmingham & the West Midlands]
* [http://thetrams.co.uk/midlandmetro/stops/Wolverhampton%2C_St._George%27s Article about this stop from thetrams.co.uk]
 
==References==
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▲==External links==
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