West Midlands Metro service changes

There will be changes to services running on the West Midlands Metro on various dates during July and August 2026. This will allow both overhead upgrade works to continue as well as road resurfacing on Bilston Road to take place.

Monday 20^th July to Tuesday 28^th July – from 2000 each day

No trams will run between Priestfield and Wolverhampton Station or Wolverhampton St George’s after 2000 to allow road surface repairs to take place.

Normal services will run until 2000 (final departures from Wolverhampton Station will be at 2000 and from Wolverhampton St George’s at 1954) before a revised service starts between Priestfield and Edgbaston Village via Millennium Point until the end of service.

Tram tickets will be accepted on National Express bus service 79 between Wolverhampton and West Bromwich.

Sunday mornings – overhead line upgrades

From the start of service until 1300 on selected Sundays there will be a change to the service operating to allow the completion of the overhead line.

Sundays 19^th July and 2^nd August

• Trams will run Wolverhampton Station/St George’s to West Bromwich Central
• No service from West Bromwich Central to Edgbaston Village via Millennium Point

Sunday 9^th August

• Trams will run Wednesbury Parkway to Edgbaston Village via Millennium Point
• No service from Wolverhampton Station/St George’s to Wednesbury Parkway

Sunday 23^rd August

• Trams will run Wolverhampton Station/St George’s to Wednesbury Great Western Street
• No service from Wednesbury Great Western Street to Edgbaston Village via Millennium Point

During the overhead line work there will be ticket acceptance on local bus services:

• National Express West Midlands 79 between Wednesbury and West Bromwich (9^th and 23^rd August)
• National Express West Midlands 74 between West Bromwich and Birmingham City Centre (19^th July, 2^nd and 23^rd August)
• All services between Colmore Row and Edgbaston Village (19^th July, 2^nd August and 23^rd August)

Direct debit and pass holders can also use West Midlands Railway train services between Wolverhampton and Birmingham, including Five Ways

• More details of the works at https://www.westmidlandsmetro.com/disruptions/changes-to-service-during-july-august-2026/