Queens Walk is a tram stop on the Nottingham Express Transit (NET) network, previously known as Meadows Centre. The stop is situated on Queens Walk in the Meadows area of the city of Nottingham. It is situated on reserved track and comprises a pair of side platforms flanking the tracks. The stop is on line 2 of the NET, from Phoenix Park via the city centre to Clifton, and trams run at frequencies that vary between 4 and 8 trams per hour, depending on the day and time of day.[1][2]
Queens Walk | |||||||||||
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| Nottingham Express Transit tram stop | |||||||||||
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| Location | The Meadows, City of Nottingham England | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°56′33″N 1°09′02″W / 52.942564°N 1.150530°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Nottingham Express Transit | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Nottingham Express Transit | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | 2 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade; on reserved track | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Step-free access to platform | ||||||||||
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| 25 August 2015 | Opened | ||||||||||
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Queens Walk opened on 25 August 2015, along with the rest of NET's phase two.[3]
In the original plans for NET phase two, the stop now known as Meadows Embankment was to be called Queens Walk. However, by popular demand this name was transferred to the stop previously known as Meadows Centre.[4]
Gallery
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The site of the stop in 2009 before construction started
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The stop under construction in 2014
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A similar view in 2016, with the stop in use
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References
edit- ^ "Extending your Tram Service" (PDF). Nottingham Express Transit. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ Skelsey, Geoffrey (2015). Nottingham's growing tramway - Building on NET's success. LRTA. pp. 69–70. ISBN 978-0-948106-49-1.
- ^ "Nottingham Express Transit Phase 2 opens". Railway Gazette. DVV Media UK Ltd. 25 August 2015. Archived from the original on 28 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ "New names proposed for tram stops in the Meadows". Councillor Michael M Edwards. 20 February 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
External links
editMedia related to Queens Walk tram stop at Wikimedia Commons
