Moor Bridge is a tram stop on the Nottingham Express Transit (NET) light rail system in the city of Nottingham in the suburb of Bulwell. It is part of the NET's initial system, and is situated on the long single line section between Bulwell and Hucknall tram stops that runs alongside the Robin Hood railway line. Like all the other intermediate stops on this section, the stop has a passing loop with an island platform situated between the two tracks of the loop.[1][2]
Moor Bridge | |||||||||||
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| Nottingham Express Transit tram stop | |||||||||||
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| Location | Bulwell, City of Nottingham England | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°00′52″N 1°11′13″W / 53.014445°N 1.187051°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Nottingham Express Transit | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Nottingham Express Transit | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | 1 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade; on private right of way | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Step-free access to platform | ||||||||||
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| 9 March 2004 | Opened | ||||||||||
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Moor Bridge serves as one of several park and ride stops on the NET network, with more than 100 car parking spaces located next to the stop. It is the most northerly stop within the city of Nottingham, with Butler's Hill, the next stop north, being in the district of Ashfield.[1][2]
With the opening of NET's phase two, Moor Bridge is now on NET line 1, which runs from Hucknall through the city centre to Beeston and Chilwell. Trams run at frequencies that vary between 4 and 8 trams per hour, depending on the day and time of day.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Nottingham Express Transit : Tram Stops : Moor Bridge". TheTrams.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ a b Election Maps (Map). Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 14 August 2015. Viewed for appropriate area with unitary authority ward boundaries and names selected.
- ^ "Extending your Tram Service" (PDF). Nottingham Express Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ "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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