Wolverhampton St George's tram stop 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 the
West Midlands Metro
The West Midlands Metro is a light-rail/tram system in the county of West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. The network has List of West Midlands Metro tram stops, 33 stops with a total of of track; it currently consists of a single r ...
in Bilston Street,
Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands of England. Located around 12 miles (20 km) north of Birmingham, it forms the northwestern part of the West Midlands conurbation, with the towns of ...
, England. Originally to be named Market Street, it was opened on 30 May 1999 and was the terminus until
Wolverhampton Station opened in September 2023.
The stop was built as a single
island platform
An island platform (also center platform (American English) or centre platform (British English)) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway inte ...
with two platform faces, with a crossover just outside the stop, though in 2015, the northern track was removed, leaving just the southern platform in use by trams. It is on the edge of Wolverhampton's main shopping area, and around from
Wolverhampton railway station.
The trackbed of the northern line at the West Midlands Metro stop was converted into a coach drop-off point but saw little use. It is now used by Banga Bus as the terminus for its daytime 530 bus service, replacing a stop in nearby Tower Street.
Following the opening of the route to Wolverhampton Station in September 2023, services ceased to use the stop. It was planned that services would resume after a few months following improvement works. As at November 2024, this has yet to occur.
Wolverhampton St George's
West Midlands Metro
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Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1999
Tram stops in Wolverhampton