Nottingham Trent University is a
tram stop
A tram stop, tram station, streetcar stop, or light rail station is a place designated for a tram, streetcar, or light rail vehicle to stop so passengers can board or alight it. Generally, tram stops share most characteristics of bus stops, bu ...
on
Nottingham Express Transit
Nottingham Express Transit (NET) is a tram system in Nottingham, England. The system opened to the public on 9 March 2004 and a second phase, that more than doubled the size of the total system, opened on 25 August 2015, having been initially ...
(NET) in the
city of Nottingham suburb of
the Arboretum. It is located in the centre of
Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham Trent University (NTU) is a public research university in Nottingham, England. It was founded as a new university in 1992, although its roots go back to 1843 with the establishment of the Nottingham Government School of Design, w ...
's city campus, between the
Boots Library and the
Chaucer Building. The university's flagship
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and
Newton
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buildings are nearby to the south, although Newton is closer to the
Royal Centre stop. On either side of the stop, the tram tracks share the road with other traffic, but only trams are permitted to pass through the stop itself. The stop has two
side platform
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s on either side of the twin tracks.
The tram stop opened on 9 March 2004, along with the rest of NET's initial system.
[
With the opening of NET's phase two, Nottingham Trent University is now on the common section of the NET, where line 1, between Hucknall and Chilwell, and line 2, between ]Phoenix Park
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and Clifton
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, operate together. Trams on each line run at frequencies that vary between 4 and 8 trams per hour, depending on the day and time of day, combining to provide up to 16 trams per hour on the common section.
Gallery
File:Nottingham - NG1 (geograph 2867109).jpg, Route through the campus looking north
File:Goldsmith Street, Nottingham NG1 (geograph 4017701).jpg, The tram stop is in the centre of the university
File:Goldsmith Street- Trent University tram stop (geograph 3531575).jpg, The stop, with sign and surface treatment to deter road traffic
File:Trent University NET stop 2019-08-26 15.45.13.jpg, From the stop looking north
File:Trent University NET stop 2019-08-26 15.46.20.jpg, From the stop looking south
References
External links
*{{commonscat-inline, Trent University NET stop, Nottingham Trent University tram stop
Nottingham Express Transit stops
Nottingham Trent University
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 2004