St Paul's tram stop is a
tram stop
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serving nearby
St Paul's Square,
Birmingham
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,
England
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. It was opened on 31 May 1999 on the
Midland Metro Line 1. The stop is a short distance west of
Birmingham Snow Hill station, which is visible from the stop. Pedestrian access is via Constitution Hill.
The stop sits in the shadow of Livery Street, which, at this point, is on a
blue-brick lined
embankment
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, preventing direct access to the square. Livery street then crosses the tram and railway lines, at a very acute angle, at the Wolverhampton end of the stop.
The
Birmingham to Worcester railway line runs alongside, but the stop is served only by trams, as there are no railway platforms.
Services
Mondays to Fridays, Midland Metro services in each direction between Edgbaston and Wolverhampton 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.
References
* Maps for
St. Paul's at Midland MetroRail Around Birmingham
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West Midlands Metro stops
Transport in Birmingham, West Midlands
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1999