East Wall station

East Wall station is a tram stop and former railway station serving the north east area of Home, near to the Eastern Wall.

History

East Wall station opened in late 2010 as a small terminus on the East Wall line, which served Home Interchange and the Home Museum, with services running every hour. Services on this line ceased in 2012 due to low useage, however was the centre of a petition in late 2013 to bring rail services back to the line which was still in existance.

In April 2014 the station was demolished and rebuilt closer to the tram stop in place, with a double track, both of which having platforms capable of holding six carriages, as is standard across the network.

In 2016, the Home Rail and Home Trams networks were merged together. The railway station closed, and merged in with the existing tram stop, which was enlarged.

Services

Former Services
East Wall station is served by the Museum line every 30 minutes. In peak times, the service increases to every 15 minutes.

Current Services
East Wall tram stop opened in 2012 shortly before the suspension of services on the main line, serving as the terminus stop of the blue line from Home Centre via Lake Home, which ran every 20 minutes at the time of formation. Following an increase of passengers using the service after the suspension of rail services, this was increased to every 15 minutes, and then every 12.