Wednesbury Great Western Street tram stop
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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.
West Midlands Metro tram stop | |
General information | |
Location | Wednesbury Sandwell England |
Line(s) | Line 1 (Edgbaston Village ā Wolverhampton St George's/Wolverhampton Station) |
Platforms | 2 |
History | |
Opened | 31 May 1999 |
Passengers | |
2015/16 | Approx. 1,500 daily[1] |
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]