Wolverhampton St George's tram stop

Wolverhampton St George's
Midland Metro tram stop
An old Midland Metro tram at its terminus at Wolverhampton St. George's.
Location	Wolverhampton Wolverhampton England
Line(s)	Line 1 (Birmingham – Wolverhampton)
Platforms	1
History
Opened	31 May 1999
Traffic
Passengers (2013)	Approx. 5,750 daily[1]

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 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) that are not on the former railway track bed.

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.^[2]

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.^[3]

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.^[4]

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wolverhampton St George's tram stop.

• Article on this Metro stop from Rail Around Birmingham & the West Midlands
• Article about this stop from thetrams.co.uk

References

Preceding station		Midland Metro		Following station
Terminus		Line 1		The Royal

Midland Metro
Operations	Operators Altram National Express Midland Metro Transport for West Midlands Vehicles T-69 Urbos 3
Stops	Line one Bilston Central Birmingham Snow Hill Black Lake Bradley Lane Bull Street Corporation Street Dartmouth Street Dudley Street, Guns Village New Street Handsworth, Booth Street Jewellery Quarter Kenrick Park Lodge Road, West Bromwich Town Hall Loxdale Priestfield Soho, Benson Road St. Paul's The Crescent (Bilston) The Hawthorns The Royal Trinity Way Wednesbury, Great Western Street Wednesbury Parkway West Bromwich Central Winson Green, Outer Circle Wolverhampton, St. George's
Planned Extensions	Birmingham City Centre Brindleyplace (2017+) Centenary Square (2017) Edgbaston (2017+) Five Ways (2017+) Victoria Square (2017) Edgbaston Adderley Street (2021) Birmingham Curzon Street (2021) Birmingham Moor Street (2021) Line two (Eastside Ext.) Piper's Row (by 2019) Wolverhampton Station (by 2019)
Proposed extensions	Line Two extensions Coventry Birmingham Airport Lea Hall Small Heath Brierley Hill extension Birmingham New Road Brettell Lane Brierley Hill Canal Street Cinderbank Dudley Port Dudley Town Centre Flood Street Golds Hill tram stop Great Bridge North Horseley Road Merry Hill New Road Pedmore Road Sedgley Road Stourbridge Tipton Road Waterfront
Network West Midlands SPRINT UK light rail systems

Coordinates: 52°35′02″N 2°07′28″W / 52.58401°N 2.12451°W / 52.58401; -2.12451