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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 .
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.
Swift is an electronic ticketing scheme developed by Transport for West Midlands for use on public transport in the West Midlands metropolitan area in England, similar to the Oyster card in Greater London. Rather than being a single card, it is a range of travel cards under a common name.
Transport for West Midlands operates the West Midlands Metro tram system, and is currently expanding the system from Birmingham City centre to Birmingham Airport, and to the west to Brierley Hill via the Merry Hill Shopping Centre. Metro extensions are planned and constructed through the Midland Metro Alliance, of which TfWM is a member.
The West Midlands Metro is a light-rail tram system promoted by TfWM. The system currently has one line which connects Birmingham to Wolverhampton via West Bromwich and Wednesbury . The original line from Wolverhampton to Birmingham Snow Hill was opened in 1999.
The WMPTE's Network West Midlands brand was initially retained by TfWM as the public-facing brand for public transport information in the region. However this has since been relaunched as West Midlands Network with a new hexagonal W M logo. This has been applied to most bus stops (on an ongoing roll-out) and timetables.
West Midlands Metro West Midlands Trains 5.620 million 2.311 million 2.718 million Blake Street: 1884 [19] Birmingham 5 West Midlands Trains 0.427 million 0.199 million 0.264 million Bloxwich: 1989 [20] Walsall: 5 West Midlands Trains 55,014 60,324 75,046 Bloxwich North: 1990 [20] Walsall 5 West Midlands Trains 55,878 59,526 77,770 Bordesley ...
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.