Priestfield tram stop

West Midlands Metro tram stop

Priestfield
West Midlands Metro tram stop
Priestfield tram stop
General information
Location	Priestfield Wolverhampton England
Line(s)	Line 1 (Edgbaston Village – Wolverhampton St George's/Wolverhampton Station)
Platforms	2
History
Opened	31 May 1999
Passengers

2015/16	Approx. 1,100 daily^[1]

Priestfield tram stop is a tram stop in Priestfield, Wolverhampton, England. It opened on 31 May 1999 and has park and ride facilities. It is situated on West Midlands Metro Line 1.

It is situated near to the old site of Priestfield railway station, which closed in 1972. It is the last stop on the former railway section of line 1, before it switches to the street-running section, a short distance north of the stop.

Services

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]

References

^ "2016 West Midlands Travel Trends Covering Report" (PDF). West Midlands Combined Authority. p. 39. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
^ "Midland Metro timetable". Network West Midlands. Retrieved 11 July 2019.

Article on this Metro stop from Rail Around Birmingham & the West Midlands

Preceding station		Midland Metro		Following station
The Crescent		Line 1		The Royal

West Midlands Metro

Operations

Operators	National Express Midland Metro Transport for West Midlands
Vehicles	T-69 Urbos 3

Stops

Line One	Bilston Central Black Lake Bradley Lane Brindleyplace Bull Street Corporation Street Dartmouth Street Dudley Street, Guns Village Edgbaston Village Five Ways Grand Central ( New Street) Handsworth, Booth Street Jewellery Quarter Kenrick Park Library Lodge Road, West Bromwich Town Hall Loxdale Pipers Row Priestfield Soho, Benson Road St Chads (Snow Hill) St Paul's The Crescent (Bilston) The Hawthorns The Royal Town Hall Trinity Way Wednesbury, Great Western Street Wednesbury Parkway West Bromwich Central Winson Green, Outer Circle Wolverhampton Station Wolverhampton St George's

Line One

Planned extensions

Westside extension	Adderley Street (2023) Birmingham Curzon Street (2023)
Wolverhampton Loop	Birmingham New Road (2023) Brierley Hill (2023) Canal Street (2023) Castle Hill (2023) Cinder Bank (2023) Dudley Port (2023) Dudley Town Centre (2023) Flood Street (2023) Golds Hill (2023) Great Bridge (2023) Horseley Road (2023) Merry Hill (2023) New Road (2023) Pedmore Road (2023) Sedgley Road (2023) Tipton Road (2023) Waterfront (2023)