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 opened in September 2023.[2][3][4]
Wolverhampton St George's  | |
|---|---|
| West Midlands Metro tram stop | |
 Wolverhampton St George's tram stop in March 2021 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Bilston Street, Wolverhampton England |
| Line(s) | Line 1 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| Opened | 30 May 1999 |
| Passengers | |
| 2015/16 | 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.[5]
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.
Following the opening of the route to Wolverhampton Station in September 2023, services ceased to use the stop.[6] It was planned that services would resume after a few months following improvement works.[7][8] As at July 2024, this has yet to occur.[9]
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ Midland Metro: City centre extension could be next Rail issue 325 25 February 1998 page 32
- ^ Midland Metro launched Rail issue 359 16 June 1999 page 9
- ^ Long serving staff drive tram success West Midlands Metro 31 May 2019
- ^ Wolverhampton St George's thetrams.co.uk
- ^ West Midlands Metro extension to Wolverhampton Station opened Railways Illustrated issue 249 November 2023 page 16
- ^ Wolverhampton City Centre Metro Extension Midland Metro Alliance
- ^ Two new stops set to open in Wolverhampton city centre BBC News 14 September 2023
- ^ Wolverhampton St George's West Midlands Metro
External links
editMedia related to Wolverhampton St George's tram stop at Wikimedia Commons
