Wednesbury Tram works

Following the successful completion of the work to connect the existing line with the new extension to Dudley, Sandwell Council have entered the final phase of their works to reconstruct Dudley Street bridge.

There will be a short period changes to the tram service for Metro passengers, with Metro services affected from Saturday 23^rd March for approximately 8 weeks until mid-May.

The following service changes are as follows:

After 8pm

• Monday 6 May until Thursday 9 May
• Sunday 12 May until mid-May 

Daytime metro services will operate to their usual timetable, there will be no evening services after 8pm between Black Lake and Edgbaston Village.

Services between Wolverhampton and Black Lake are unaffected and will operate every 15 minutes.

During the above closure, Metro tickets and passes will be valid on the following National Express (NX) bus services and West Midlands Rail services.

• Service 79 between Wednesbury bus station and West Bromwich
• Service 74 between West Bromwich and Birmingham City Centre

• All services between Colmore Row and Edgbaston

• Metro season tickets will also be accepted on West Midlands Railway train services between Wolverhampton and Birmingham (including any station served along this route, between these stops) and The Hawthorns, Jewellery Quarter, Snow Hill and Five Ways.

*Service timetables have been enhanced to provide more frequent service and extended hours of operation.

May Bank Holiday weekend - Saturday 4 May to Sunday 5 May 2024

The Metro will operate between Wolverhampton and Wednesbury only.

There will be no service from Wednesbury onward to Birmingham and from Edgbaston back to Wednesbury.

During the above closure, Metro tickets and passes will be valid on the following National Express (NX) bus services and West Midlands Rail services.

• Service 79 between Wednesbury bus station and West Bromwich
• Service 74 between West Bromwich and Birmingham City Centre
• Service 47 between Wednesbury bus station and West Bromwich
• Service 80 between West Bromwich and Five Ways 
• Service 101 between Handsworth and Colmore Row
• All services between Colmore Row and Edgbaston
• Metro season tickets will also be accepted on West Midlands Railway train services between Wolverhampton and Birmingham (including any station served along this route, between these stops) and The Hawthorns, Jewellery Quarter, Snow Hill and Five Ways.

*The timetable for these services has been enhanced to provide a more frequent service and include a connecting service for the first and last tram times.

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