Editing Nottingham Express Transit (section)

===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/>