West Bromwich Central | |
Symbol Location: | birmingham |
Symbol Location2: | gb |
Symbol: | birmingham |
Type: | West Midlands Metro tram stop |
Address: | West Bromwich |
Borough: | Sandwell |
Country: | England |
Line: | Line 1 (Edgbaston Village – Wolverhampton St George's/Wolverhampton Station) |
Platforms: | 2 |
Opened: | 31 May 1999 |
Passengers: | Approx. 4,200 daily[1] |
Pass Year: | 2015/16 |
West Bromwich Central tram stop is a tram stop in the town centre of West Bromwich in the West Midlands, England. It was opened on 31 May 1999 and is situated on West Midlands Metro Line 1.
It occupies the site of the former West Bromwich railway station on the Great Western Railway line from Birmingham Snow Hill to Wolverhampton Low Level.
The town's main shopping centres are opposite the tram stop, along with the town's main bus station and Sandwell College's main campus.
In 2015/16 it was the most heavily used intermediate stop on Line 1.[1]
On Mondays to Fridays, West Midlands Metro services in each direction between Edgbaston Village and Wolverhampton St George's/Wolverhampton Station 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.[2]