Lace Market tram stop

Lace Market is a tram stop of the Nottingham Express Transit (NET) in the centre of the city of Nottingham. It is situated on Fletcher Gate in Nottingham's historic Lace Market quarter, from which it derives its name, and near to the Hockley quarter.[1][2]

Lace Market
NET tram stop
Tram in diamond jubilee livery at Lace Market tram stop
Coordinates52.952908°N 1.145485°W / 52.952908; -1.145485
Owned byNottingham Express Transit
Line(s)NET Line 1
NET Line 2
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade; in street
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened2004
Services
Preceding station   Nottingham Express Transit   Following station
Nottingham Station
towards Chilwell		   Line 1   Old Market Square
towards Hucknall
Nottingham Station
towards Clifton		   Line 2   Old Market Square
towards Phoenix Park

The tram stop has twin side platforms flanking the twin tram tracks. The tramway shares road space with other traffic in both directions. To the north of the stop, the track executes a 90 degree curve descend Victoria Street towards the Old Market Square tram stop. To the south, the track passes Weekday Cross before switching onto the former viaduct of the Great Central Railway in order to reach the Nottingham Station tram stop.[1]

The tram stop opened on 9 March 2004, along with the rest of NET's initial system.[1]

With the opening of NET's phase two, Lace Market is now on the common section of the NET, where line 1, between Hucknall and Chilwell, and line 2, between Phoenix Park and Clifton, operate together. Trams on each line run at frequencies that vary between 4 and 8 trams per hour, depending on the day and time of day, combining to provide up to 16 trams per hour on the common section.[3][4]

  • The tram stop looking north, towards the curve into Victoria Street
  • The tram stop looking south, as a bus passes through

References
  1. "Nottingham Express Transit : Tram Stops : Lace Market". TheTrams.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 August 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  2. Election Maps (Map). Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 18 August 2015. Viewed for appropriate area with unitary authority ward boundaries and names selected.
  3. "Extending your Tram Service" (PDF). Nottingham Express Transit. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  4. "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.
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