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 alongside Wolverhampton Station of the West Midlands Metro Line 1. The stop is located on Bilston Street. It is one of two stops on the Wolverhampton end of the West Midlands Metro (along with The Royal) that are not on the former railway track bed.
Wolverhampton St George's  | |
|---|---|
| West Midlands Metro tram stop | |
_geograph-5661143-by-Nigel-Thompson.jpg) 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] |
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 1⁄4 mile (400 m) from Wolverhampton railway station.[2]
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 530 and 545 services, replacing stops in nearby Tower Street.
Services
On Mondays to Fridays, West Midlands Metro services in each direction between Edgbaston Village and Wolverhampton St George's/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, the frequency of services at this stop will be reduced to every other tram heading towards Wolverhampton. However, there are no current plans to close the stop due to its location near the centre of Wolverhampton.[4]
External links
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.
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