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Grand Central tram stop is a tram stop on the city-centre extension of Line 1 of the West Midlands Metro. It opened on 30 May 2016 as the terminus of the line on Stephenson Street outside the shopping centre from which its name was derived and Birmingham New Street station.[1][2][3]

Grand Central
West Midlands Metro tram stop
Two Urbos 3 trams at Grand Central
General information
LocationStephenson Street, Birmingham
England
Line(s)Line 1 (Birmingham – Wolverhampton)
Platforms2
History
Opened30 May 2016

In October 2013 Birmingham City Council voted to extend the line, adding two additional stops beyond Grand Central, at Birmingham Town Hall and Library.[4][5] This opened in December 2019.[6][7][8] In July 2022 the line was further extended to Edgbaston Village.

Preceding station   Midland Metro   Following station
Corporation Street   Line 1   Town Hall

References


  1. Midland Metro Grand Central extension will open Monday 30th May British Trams Online
  2. A bit more Metro...now serving Grand Central Midland Metro 25 May 2016
  3. Midland Metro trams head to Birmingham New Street for first time Birmingham Mail 30 May 2016
  4. £128m Birmingham Midland Metro extension from Snow Hill Station to New Street Station set to create 1,300 jobs gets go-ahead Archived 2012-08-03 at archive.today Birmingham Mail 16 February 2012
  5. Birmingham City Centre Extension and Fleet Replacement Archived 2013-03-01 at the Wayback Machine Centro
  6. Birmingham city centre tram extension opens to passengers ahead of schedule Midland Metro Alliance
  7. Catenary-free tram extension inaugurated in Birmingham Metro Report International 11 December 2019
  8. Centenary Square Extension Opens Modern Railways issue 856 January 2020 page 21


Media related to Grand Central New Street Station tram stop at Wikimedia Commons



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