Editing Nottingham Express Transit (section)

==Network==
[[File:Nottingham Express Transit.svg|thumb|349x349px|Geographical map of the network]]
The network consists of two lines that cross the city, running together on a common section for the middle part of their journey, including the city centre section. Line 1 runs between [[Toton Lane tram stop]] and [[Hucknall]], features a total of 33 or 34 tram stops, depending on direction, and has a journey time throughout of 62{{nbsp}}minutes. Line 2 runs between [[Clifton South tram stop|Clifton South]] and [[Phoenix Park tram stop|Phoenix Park]], features 27 or 28 tram stops, depending on direction, and has a journey time throughout of 47{{nbsp}}minutes. The system has a total length of {{convert|32|km|mi|order =flip|abbr=in}}.<ref name=neteytn/>

Trams on each line run at frequencies that vary between four and eight trams per hour, depending on the day and time of day. These services combine to provide up to 16 trams per hour on the common section.<ref name=neteytn/>

===Toton branch (line 1)===
The southern branch of line 1 commences at [[Toton Lane tram stop|Toton Lane]], a large [[Park & Ride]] site that is to the west of [[Chilwell]], north of [[Toton]] and south of [[Stapleford, Nottinghamshire|Stapleford]], and is just  {{convert|1|mi|km}} along the [[A52 road|Stapleford bypass (A52)]] from junction 25 of the [[M1 motorway]]. The line then proceeds through Chilwell, largely on its own right of way and serving tram stops at [[Inham Road tram stop|Inham Road]], [[Eskdale Drive tram stop|Eskdale Drive]], [[Bramcote Lane tram stop|Bramcote Lane]] and [[Cator Lane tram stop|Cator Lane]], before joining the street at [[High Road – Central College tram stop|High Road – Central College]]. From here it runs on street through [[Beeston, Nottinghamshire|Beeston]], serving tram stops at [[Chilwell Road tram stop|Chilwell Road]], [[Beeston Centre tram stop|Beeston Centre]] and [[Middle Street tram stop|Middle Street]] before reaching the tram stop at [[University Boulevard tram stop|University Boulevard]]. Beeston Centre provides a specially designed interchange with local bus services.<ref name=ngt74>{{cite book |title = Nottingham's growing tramway – Building on NET's success |first = Geoffrey |last = Skelsey |pages=70–74 |language = en-gb}}</ref><ref name=emBeeston>{{cite map |url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/?x=450826&y=335988&z=10&bnd1=DIS&bnd2=CPC&labels=on |title=Ordnance Survey Election Maps (Beeston) |publisher=[[Ordnance Survey]] |access-date=21 January 2022 |language = en-gb}}</ref>

From University Boulevard, the line proceeds on segregated track alongside the road of the same name to the [[University of Nottingham tram stop]], which serves the [[University of Nottingham]]'s main campus. From here it uses the Ningbo Friendship Bridge to cross the [[A52 road|Clifton Boulevard (A52)]] to [[Queen's Medical Centre tram stop|the elevated stop]] at the [[Queen's Medical Centre]], before descending back to street level again. Street stops at [[Gregory Street tram stop|Gregory Street]], [[NG2 tram stop|NG2]] and [[Meadows Way West tram stop|Meadows Way West]] follow, before reaching the junction with the Clifton branch (line 2).<ref name=ngt74/><ref name=emNotSouth>{{cite map |url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/?x=455625&y=337830&z=11&bnd1=DIS&bnd2=CPC&labels=on |title=Ordnance Survey Election Maps (Nottingham South) |publisher=[[Ordnance Survey]] |access-date=21 January 2022 |language = en-gb}}</ref>

The branch is {{convert|9.8|km|mi|abbr=on}} long, of which about half is segregated. There are 15 tram stops on the branch, and the journey between Toton Lane and Nottingham railway station takes 30{{nbsp}}minutes. The line from Toton to just before University Boulevard is in the [[Borough of Broxtowe]], with the rest of the branch in the [[City of Nottingham]].<ref name=neteytn/><ref name=ngt74/><ref name=emBeeston/><ref name=emNotSouth/>

===Clifton branch (line 2)===
The southern branch of line 2 commences at [[Clifton South tram stop|Clifton South]], a large Park & Ride site that lies just to the south-west of the large suburb of [[Clifton, Nottinghamshire|Clifton]], on the [[A453 road|A453]]. It then proceeds on street through the heavily built up Clifton Estate, serving stops at [[Summerwood Lane tram stop|Summerwood Lane]], [[Holy Trinity tram stop|Holy Trinity]], [[Clifton Centre tram stop|Clifton Centre]], [[Rivergreen tram stop|Rivergreen]] and [[Southchurch Drive North tram stop|Southchurch Drive North]], before entering a newly created right of way out of the estate.<ref name=ngt69>{{cite book |title = Nottingham's growing tramway – Building on NET's success |first = Geoffrey |last = Skelsey |pages=69–70 |language = en-gb}}</ref><ref name=emClifton>{{cite map |url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/?x=455129&y=334325&z=11&bnd1=DIS&bnd2=CPC&labels=on |title=Ordnance Survey Election Maps (Clifton) |publisher=[[Ordnance Survey]] |access-date=21 January 2022 |language = en-gb}}</ref>

The new right of way joins the route of the former [[Great Central Railway]], serving stops on the old railway formation at [[Ruddington Lane tram stop|Ruddington Lane]], [[Compton Acres tram stop|Compton Acres]] and [[Wilford Lane tram stop|Wilford Lane]] before reaching the [[Wilford|village of Wilford]]. Here it diverges from the former railway and serves [[Wilford Village tram stop]] before crossing the [[River Trent]] on the former [[Wilford Toll Bridge]], long closed to motor vehicles, which has been widened to allow pedestrians and cyclists to continue to use it. It then  runs through the Meadows residential area, serving tram stops at [[Meadows Embankment tram stop|Meadows Embankment]] and [[Queens Walk tram stop|Queens Walk]] before reaching the junction with the Toton Branch (line 1).<ref name=emNotSouth/><ref name=ngt69/><ref name=emWilford>{{cite map |url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/?x=456630&y=336649&z=11&bnd1=DIS&bnd2=CPC&labels=on |title=Ordnance Survey Election Maps (Wilford) |publisher=[[Ordnance Survey]] |access-date=21 January 2022}}</ref>

The branch is {{convert|7.6|km|mi|abbr=on}} long, of which almost two thirds is segregated. There are 12 tram stops on the branch, and the journey between Clifton South and Nottingham railway station takes 21{{nbsp}}minutes. The stop at Clifton South is in the [[Borough of Rushcliffe]], and the line between just before Ruddington Lane and just before Wilford Village forms the boundary between the Borough of Rushcliffe and the City of Nottingham. The rest of the branch, including the section through the Clifton Estate, is within the City of Nottingham.<ref name=neteytn/><ref name=emNotSouth/><ref name=ngt69/><ref name=emClifton/><ref name=emWilford/>

===Common section (lines 1 & 2)===
The two southern branches unite at a junction to the south of [[Nottingham railway station]], which is situated on the southern edge of the city centre. The tramway crosses above the station platforms on its own dedicated bridge, the Karlsruhe Friendship Bridge, that also carries a tram stop that is directly connected to the station concourse.<ref name=ngt69/><ref name=ngt86>{{cite book |title = Nottingham's growing tramway – Building on NET's success |first = Geoffrey |last = Skelsey |page=86 |language = en-gb}}</ref>

From Nottingham station the common section runs north through the city centre, serving stops at [[Lace Market tram stop|Lace Market]], [[Old Market Square tram stop|Old Market Square]] and the [[Royal Centre tram stop|Royal Centre]]. Leaving the city centre, the line continues, calling at [[Nottingham Trent University tram stop|Nottingham Trent University]] and [[High School tram stop|High School]] before reaching [[The Forest tram stop|The Forest]]. To the north of here is a section of about {{convert|1|km|mi|abbr=on}}, where northbound and southbound trams follow different streets, crossing at each end to run on the 'wrong side'. The line serves different stops in different directions, with northbound trams stopping at [[Noel Street tram stop|Noel Street]], [[Beaconsfield Street tram stop|Beaconsfield Street]] and [[Shipstone Street tram stop|Shipstone Street]], while southbound trams stop at [[Radford Road tram stop|Radford Road]] and [[Hyson Green Market tram stop|Hyson Green Market]]. The two tracks rejoin at [[Wilkinson Street tram stop|Wilkinson Street]], where the depot is situated. Between the station and Wilkinson Street, trams run in the street, but all other traffic is heavily restricted or, in some cases, banned altogether. There are Park & Ride sites at the Forest Recreation Ground and Wilkinson Street.<ref name=ngt52a>{{cite book |title = Nottingham's growing tramway – Building on NET's success |first = Geoffrey |last = Skelsey |pages=52–59 |language = en-gb}}</ref><ref name=emNotCentre>{{cite map |url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/?x=457252&y=340085&z=13&bnd1=DIS&bnd2=CPC&labels=on |title=Ordnance Survey Election Maps (Nottingham Centre) |publisher=[[Ordnance Survey]] |access-date=21 January 2022 |language = en-gb}}</ref><ref name=emNotNorth>{{cite map |url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/?x=455947&y=341409&z=12&bnd1=DIS&bnd2=CPC&labels=on |title=Ordnance Survey Election Maps (Nottingham North) |publisher=[[Ordnance Survey]] |access-date=21 January 2022 |language = en-gb}}</ref>

North of Wilkinson Street, the route joins a former [[Midland Railway]] alignment, which it shares with the [[Robin Hood railway line]]. The railway and tram lines run next to each other, segregated by a fence, with tram stops at [[Basford tram stop|Basford]], [[David Lane tram stop|David Lane]] and [[Highbury Vale tram stop|Highbury Vale]]. At Highbury Vale, the two tram lines again diverge.<ref name=ngt52a/><ref name=emBasford>{{cite map |url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/?x=454573&y=343335&z=12&bnd1=DIS&bnd2=CPC&labels=on |title=Ordnance Survey Election Maps (Basford) |publisher=[[Ordnance Survey]] |access-date=21 January 2022 |language = en-gb}}</ref>

The whole common section lies within the City of Nottingham.<ref name=emNotCentre/><ref name=emNotNorth/><ref name=emBasford/>

===Hucknall branch (line 1)===
Line 1 continues to run alongside the Robin Hood line north of Highbury Vale as far as its terminus. The line serves [[Bulwell railway station]] where railway interchange is provided. North of this station, the tram line becomes single track as far as its terminus at [[Hucknall railway station]], albeit with passing loops at each of the three intermediate stops at [[Bulwell Forest tram stop|Bulwell Forest]], [[Moor Bridge tram stop|Moor Bridge]] and [[Butler's Hill tram stop|Butler's Hill]]. Hucknall station provides interchange with the Robin Hood line, as well as being a Park & Ride site. The branch is within the City of Nottingham to a point just past Moor Bridge, beyond which it is in [[Ashfield District]].<ref name=ngt52a/><ref name=emBulwell>{{cite map |url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/?x=453466&y=346446&z=10&bnd1=DIS&bnd2=CPC&labels=on |title=Ordnance Survey Election Maps (Bulwell) |publisher=[[Ordnance Survey]] |access-date=21 January 2022 |language = en-gb}}</ref>

===Phoenix Park branch (line 2)===
Line 2 diverges from line 1 at Highbury Vale, serving two separate platforms connected to the Line 1 platforms by footpath. Beyond Highbury Vale, the line becomes single track as far as its terminus at [[Phoenix Park tram stop|Phoenix Park]], a Park & Ride site, following the alignment of a former colliery railway. [[Cinderhill tram stop|Cinderhill]] is the only intermediate stop on this branch, and the only stop on the system where trams use the same single platform in both directions. The whole branch is within the City of Nottingham.<ref name=ngt52a/><ref name=emBasford/>