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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.
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.
Birmingham has the highest proportion of rail commuters in England outside London. [13] In the past few decades the proportion of journeys into central Birmingham by rail has grown sharply: 27% of journeys into Birmingham city centre in the peak hours were made by rail in 2012, compared to 17% in 2001, and 12% in 1991. [14] [15]
Midland Metro Urbos 3 tram in Wolverhampton in June 2014. TfWM's predecessor, Centro, was responsible for the reintroduction of tram services to the West Midlands, with the development of the Midland Metro, now known as West Midlands Metro. Plans for a multi-line light rail system for the West Midlands were first drawn up in the early 1980s.
Operated on the Albia Interurban Railway's tracks in Albia city limits. Charles City Western Railway [63]: 251–252 Charles City ― Marble Rock: Petrol (gasoline) Interurban January 1, 1911 1915 Charles City ― Marble Rock ― Colwell: Electric Interurban July 30, 1915 July 19, 1952 Charles City Electric 1915 1921
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.
Corporation Street tram stop is a tram stop on Line 1 of the West Midlands Metro serving Corporation Street, a major thoroughfare in Birmingham City Centre, England. Government approval for the extension from Snow Hill to Grand Central was given on 16 February 2012. [1] It was opened on 30 May 2016. [2] The stop only has a shelter on the ...
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