Wednesbury Great Western Street tram stop
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Sandwell
England
Wednesbury Great Western Street  | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Wednesbury Sandwell England | ||||
| System | West Midlands Metro tram stop | ||||
| Line | Line 1 (Edgbaston Village/Millennium Point – Wolverhampton St George's/Wolverhampton Station) | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 31 May 1999 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2015/16 | Approx. 1,500 daily[1] | ||||
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Wednesbury Great Western Street tram stop is a tram stop in Wednesbury, Sandwell, England. It was opened on 31 May 1999 and is situated on West Midlands Metro Line 1. The stop is next to the West Midlands 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.[citation needed]
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 West Midlands Metro.[2]
On Mondays to Fridays, West Midlands Metro services in each direction between Edgbaston Village and Wolverhampton St George's/Wolverhampton Station run at six to eight-minute intervals during the day, and at fifteen-minute intervals during the evenings and on Sundays. They run at eight minute intervals on Saturdays.[3]
From 5 April 2026, some southbound services run to a temporary terminus at Millennium Point, on the yet-to-be completed new line to Digbeth.[4]
Starting in August 2026, services will alternate between Wolverhampton and Dudley after the extension to Flood Street opens. This will lead into Brierley Hill in 2028.
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