Corporation Street tram stop

Corporation Street is a tram stop on Line 1 of the West Midlands Metro serving Corporation Street, a major thoroughfare in Birmingham City Centre, England.

Corporation Street
Midland Metro tram stop
Tram calling at the southbound platform at Corporation Street stop, the northbound platform is to the left of the tram.
LocationCorporation Street
Birmingham
England
Coordinates52.4798°N 1.8972°W / 52.4798; -1.8972
Line(s)Line 1 (Birmingham – Wolverhampton)
Platforms2
History
Opened30 May 2016 (2016-05-30)
Traffic
PassengersN/A

Government approval for the extension from Snow Hill to Grand Central was given on 16 February 2012.[1] It was opened on 30 May 2016.[2]

The stop only has a shelter on the northbound side. The southbound side, which is the penultimate stop on the line, serving only Grand Central for New Street Station, a short distance further on, has none.

Services

Mondays to Saturdays, Midland Metro services in each direction between New Street and Wolverhampton St George's run at six to eight-minute intervals during the day, and at fifteen-minute intervals during the evenings and on Sundays.[3]

References
  1. Walker, Jonathan (16 February 2012). "£128m Birmingham Midland Metro extension from Snow Hill Station to New Street Station set to create 1,300 jobs gets go-ahead". Birmingham Mail.net. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  2. "WATCH: Midland Metro trams head to Birmingham New Street for first time". Birmingham Mail. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  3. "Network West Midlands Timetable". Network West Midlands. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
Preceding station   Midland Metro   Following station
Bull Street   Line 1   Grand Central
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