Centro seeks permission for Wolverhampton extension

Transport authority Centro has applied to the Secretary of State for the powers needed to extend the Midland Metro to Wolverhampton.

Centro has submitted a Transport and Works Act Order Application to deliver an £18 million extension of the network to Wolverhampton City Centre.

The plans would include a modernisation of the current city centre station, becoming the latest phase of a major expansion of the light rail network.


Rendering of tram stop at Curzon Street HS2 station.


Work is already underway on a 1.4-kilometre extension which will create stops at Birmingham New Street and Snow Hill stations and there are further plans to continue on through the Paradise Circus development and on to Centenary Square.

Other proposals include links to the Black Country and a connection to the new HS2 station.

The £18 million needed to complete the project – a price based on the assumption that the extension will be completed by April 2018 – will come from a variety of sources, including The Black Country Local Enterprise Partnership (BCLEP), Wolverhampton City Council and Centro Prudential Borrowing.

The £128 million Midland Metro extension began in February 2012 and as well as creating a longer network, the project includes a fleet of 20 new Urbos 3 trams and enlarging the tram depot at Wednesbury.




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