West Midlands, Metro tram, New Street,Birmingham, West Midlands, England,UK, B2 4QA
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Tony Smith / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
2ABJGJ1File size:
49.6 MB (2.1 MB Compressed download)Releases:
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5472 x 3168 px | 46.3 x 26.8 cm | 18.2 x 10.6 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
19 October 2019Location:
New Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, England,UK, B2 4QAMore information:
West Midlands Metro (originally named Midland Metro) is a light-rail/tram system in the county of West Midlands, England. Opened on 30 May 1999, it consists of a single route, Line 1, which operates between the cities of Birmingham and Wolverhampton via the towns of West Bromwich and Wednesbury, running on a mixture of reopened disused railway line (the Birmingham Snow Hill to Wolverhampton Low Level Line) and on-street running in urban areas. The line originally terminated at Birmingham Snow Hill station, but with extensions opened in 2015 and 2019, now runs into Birmingham City Centre to terminate at Library in Centenary Square, with a further extension to Edgbaston due to open in 2021. The system is owned by the public body Transport for West Midlands, and operated through Midland Metro Ltd, a company wholly owned by the West Midlands Combined Authority Line 1 is a standard gauge double-track tramway. Trams are driven manually under a mix of line-of-sight and signals. Turnback crossovers along the line, including in the street section, have point indicators.