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The West Midlands Metro is a light-rail/tram line in the West Midlands of England operating between Birmingham and Wolverhampton via West Bromwich and Wednesbury. It is owned and operated by Transport for West Midlands. It opened on 30 May 1999, mostly using the former disused Birmingham Snow Hill to Wolverhampton Low Level Line.
The West Midlands Metro is a light-rail/tram system in the county of West Midlands, England.The network has 33 stops with a total of 14.9 miles (24.0 km) of track; it currently consists of a single route, Line 1, which operates between the cities of Birmingham and Wolverhampton via the towns of Bilston, West Bromwich and Wednesbury, on a mixture of former railway lines and urban on-street running.
Tram 31 was the first to receive the new blue livery and was relaunched on 16 July 2018. [13] In May 2019, tram 19 was given a silver and blue livery with special logos to mark the 20th anniversary of the West Midlands Metro on 30 May 2019. [14] It was given the full blue livery in February 2021. [15] All trams now carry this livery. [16]
Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) is the public body responsible for co-ordinating transport services in the West Midlands metropolitan county in England. [1] It is an executive body of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), with bus franchising and highway management powers similar to Transport for London.
Grand Central tram stop is a tram stop on the city-centre extension of Line 1 of the West Midlands Metro.It opened on 30 May 2016 as the terminus of the line on Stephenson Street outside the shopping centre from which its name was derived and Birmingham New Street station.
Jewellery Quarter station is a combined railway station and tram stop, situated in the Jewellery Quarter of Birmingham, England.The station is served by West Midlands Trains (who operate the station), Chiltern Railways, and West Midlands Metro.
Town Hall tram stop is a tram stop on Line 1 of the West Midlands Metro located in Birmingham outside Birmingham Town Hall. It opened on 11 December 2019 when the line was extended from Grand Central to Library. [1] [2] [3] In July 2022 the line was further extended to Edgbaston Village.
Five Ways tram stop is a tram stop on Line 1 of the West Midlands Metro located in Five Ways, Birmingham. It opened on 17 July 2022 as the when the line was extended from Library to Edgbaston Village .