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Wednesbury Great Western Street tram stop

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Wednesbury Great Western Street tram stop is a tram stop in Wednesbury, Sandwell, England. It was opened on 31 May 1999 and is situated on West Midlands Metro Line 1. The stop is next to the West Midlands Metro tram depot. The stop and depot are on the site of the old Wednesbury Central railway station, which closed in 1972, though the section of railway on which the tram stop currently stands remained open to goods trains until 1992.The stop is overlooked by a statue of Sleipnir, Odin's mythical eight-legged horse, by Steve Field, commissioned by Altram, the company that built the West Midlands Metro.

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Wednesbury Great Western Street tram stop
Great Western Street, Sandwell King’s Hill

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Wednesbury, Great Western Street

Great Western Street
WS10 7LH Sandwell, King’s Hill
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