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 West Midlands Metro Line 1. The stop is located on Bilston Street. It is one of two stops on the Wolverhampton end of the 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 England |
| Line(s) | Line 1 (Birmingham – Wolverhampton) |
| 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 Metro stop was converted into a coach drop-off point but saw little use. It's now used by Banga Bus as the terminus for their 530 and 545 services, replacing stops in nearby Tower Street.
A branch running from St. George's to the nearby bus and rail stations is expected to open in 2021, with plans to add a loop through Market Street and Lichfield Street at a later date.[3][4]
Services
Mondays to Fridays, Midland Metro services in each direction between Birmingham and Wolverhampton 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.[5]
Following the opening of the route to Wolverhampton railway station in 2021, the frequency of services at this stop will be reduced to between two and four trams per hour.[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
- ^ "£30m Midland Metro extension plan revived". Express & Star. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- ^ a b "Wolverhampton City Centre Metro Extension – Midland Metro Alliance". Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ "Midland Metro timetable". Network West Midlands. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
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