Wednesbury Great Western Street tram stop
Wednesbury Great Western Street  | |
|---|---|
| Midland Metro tram stop | |
 | |
| Location |
Wednesbury Sandwell England |
| Line(s) | Line 1 (Birmingham – Wolverhampton) |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| Opened | 31 May 1999 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (2013) | Approx. 1,150 daily[1] |
Wednesbury Great Western Street is a tram stop in Wednesbury, Sandwell, England. It was opened on 31 May 1999 and is situated on Midland Metro Line 1. The stop is next to the Midland Metro tram depot.
The stop and depot are on the site of the old Wednesbury Central railway station, which closed in 1972, though the section of railway on which the tram stop currently stands remained open to goods trains until 1992.
The stop is overlooked by a statue of Sleipnir, Odin's mythical eight-legged horse, by Steve Field, commissioned by Altram, the company that built the metro.[2]
Services
Mondays to Saturdays, 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.[3]
South Staffordshire Line
The South Staffordshire Line which is currently closed, is crossed over by the Midland Metro.
References
- ↑ "2013 West Midlands Travel Trends" (PDF). centro.org. Centro. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ↑ "'SILLY' STATUE SPARKS ROW; Horse sculptor defends work.". Birmingham Evening Mail. 1998-07-08 – via HighBeam. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ "Midland Metro timetable". Network West Midlands. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
External links
- Article on this Metro stop from Rail Around Birmingham & the West Midlands
- Article on this stop from Thetrams
| Preceding station | Midland Metro |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesbury Parkway | Line 1 | Black Lake |
Coordinates: 52°32′56″N 2°01′32″W / 52.54892°N 2.02563°W