Shipstone Street tram stop

Shipstone Street is a tram stop on Nottingham Express Transit (NET), in the city of Nottingham suburb of Hyson Green. The tram stop opened on 9 March 2004, along with NET's initial system. It is located on a one way section of the tramway, and is served only by northbound trams; the nearest southbound stop is the Radford Road tram stop. The tram stop is located on street track in Shipstone Street and adjacent to Shipstone Street play area. The stop has a single side platform flanking the single track.[1][2]

Shipstone Street
NET tram station
Shipstone Street tram stop seen across the adjacent playground
Coordinates52.971582°N 1.173457°W / 52.971582; -1.173457
Owned byNottingham Express Transit
Line(s)NET Line 1
NET Line 2
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade; on street track
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened2004
Services
Preceding station   Nottingham Express Transit   Following station
Beaconsfield Street
towards Chilwell		   Line 1   Wilkinson Street
towards Hucknall
Beaconsfield Street
towards Clifton		   Line 2   Wilkinson Street
towards Phoenix Park

With the opening of NET's phase two, Shipstone Street 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.[2][3]

References
  1. "Nottingham Express Transit : Tram Stops : Shipstone Street". TheTrams.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 August 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  2. "Extending your Tram Service" (PDF). Nottingham Express Transit. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  3. "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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