Grand Central tram stop

{{Short description|West Midlands Metro tram stop}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

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|name = Grand Central

|symbol_location = birmingham

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|symbol = birmingham

|type = West Midlands Metro tram stop

|image = Two trams in Stephenson Street, geograph-5012475-by-John-Sutton.jpg

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|caption = Two Urbos 3 trams at Grand Central

|address = Stephenson Street, Birmingham

|coordinates = {{coord|52.4786|-1.8992|type:landmark_region:GB-BIR|display=inline,title}}

|borough =

|country = England

|line = Line 1 (Edgbaston Village – Wolverhampton St George's/Wolverhampton Station)

|platforms = 2

|opened = 30 May 2016

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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.[http://www.britishtramsonline.co.uk/news/?p=14708 Midland Metro Grand Central extension will open Monday 30th May] British Trams Online[http://nxbus.co.uk/the-metro/news/a-bit-more-metro-contactless-payment-and-a-new-timetable-coming-from-monday-30th-may-2016 A bit more Metro...now serving Grand Central] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821003435/http://nxbus.co.uk/the-metro/news/a-bit-more-metro-contactless-payment-and-a-new-timetable-coming-from-monday-30th-may-2016 |date=21 August 2017 }} Midland Metro 25 May 2016[http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/watch-midland-metro-trams-head-11401867 Midland Metro trams head to Birmingham New Street for first time] Birmingham Mail 30 May 2016

This stop serves Birmingham New Street and Birmingham Moor Street railway stations.

In October 2013 Birmingham City Council voted to extend the line, adding two additional stops beyond Grand Central, at Town Hall and Library.[http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2012/02/16/128m-birmingham-midland-metro-extension-from-snow-hill-station-to-new-street-station-set-to-create-1-300-jobs-gets-go-ahead-97319-30343973/ £128m Birmingham Midland Metro extension from Snow Hill Station to New Street Station set to create 1,300 jobs gets go-ahead] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120803214416/http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2012/02/16/128m-birmingham-midland-metro-extension-from-snow-hill-station-to-new-street-station-set-to-create-1-300-jobs-gets-go-ahead-97319-30343973/ |date=2012-08-03 }} Birmingham Mail 16 February 2012[http://www.centro.org.uk/metro/CityCentreExtension.aspx Birmingham City Centre Extension and Fleet Replacement] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130301092209/http://www.centro.org.uk/metro/CityCentreExtension.aspx |date=2013-03-01 }} Centro This opened in December 2019.[https://web.archive.org/web/20191225064459/https://metroalliance.co.uk/birmingham-city-centre-tram-extension-opens-to-passengers-ahead-of-schedule/ Birmingham city centre tram extension opens to passengers ahead of schedule] Midland Metro Alliance[https://www.railwaygazette.com/transport-and-mobility-projects/catenary-free-tram-extension-inaugurated-in-birmingham/55332.article Catenary-free tram extension inaugurated in Birmingham] Metro Report International 11 December 2019Centenary Square Extension Opens Modern Railways issue 856 January 2020 page 21 In July 2022 the line was further extended to Edgbaston Village.

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