Planned Maintenance

Wilkinson and Noel Street track replacement work

Services affected: All services

Work taking place on Sunday 26th July 2026 to Sunday 9th August 2026

Normal service to resume Monday 10th August 2026

No service between Wilkinson Street and The Forest.
Affecting services in both directions

During the above dates, we will be carrying out work to replace some of our track located at Wilkinson Street and Noel Street.

There will be no tram services operating between Wilkinson Street and The Forest; however, a replacement bus service will be operating in a loop between these stops.

Please allow additional time for your journey. Customers who usually park in the Wilkinson Street car park are encouraged to consider using The Forest car park to minimise disruption to their journey.

For more detailed information about how these works may impact you, please see below, or click the following headings:

Closed Tram Stops

NET replacement bus route

Directions at Wilkinson Street

Directions at The Forest

First tram and bus times

Service Frequency

Last tram and bus times Monday to Saturday

Last tram and bus times Sunday 26th July and 2nd August

Last tram and bus times Sunday 9th August

Wilkinson Street Medi-Link bus services

Alternative transport accepting tram tickets

  • Tram replacement bus service

Click here for help with directions

Closed tram stops

All stops between Wilkinson Street and The Forest will remain closed during the above dates. 

Due to road diversions which will be in place during the work, our closed stops will not be serviced by trams or buses. 

For directions between the closed stops and the replacement bus service or tram stops, please click on the relevant closed stop below.

Shipstone Street - Customers will need to walk to the Wilkinson Street tram stop for trams towards Hucknall and Phoenix Park

Beaconsfield Street - Customers will need to walk to the Wilkinson Street tram stop for trams towards Hucknall and Phoenix Park

Radford Road - Customers may use the replacement bus service from the HG05 bus stop, opposite the tram stop on Radford Road. Alternatively, it's a 0.5-mile or 11-minute walk to The Forest for trams to the City, Clifton South and Toton Lane

Noel Street - Customers may use the replacement bus from The Forest tram stop. Alternatively, it's a 0.6-mile or 13-minute walk to Wilkinson Street for trams towards Hucknall and Phoenix Park

Hyson Green Market - Customers will need to walk to The Forest tram stop for trams towards the City, Clifton South and Toton Lane, which is a 0.2-mile or 5-minute walk

Replacement bus route

The bus route will operate in a loop between the bus stop on Wilkinson Street, opposite the tram stop, and the northbound tram platform at The Forest. 

Please allow extra time for your journey. We anticipate that journey times may increase by up to 30 minutes, depending on road traffic conditions.

The route is as follows:

  • Wilkinson Street bus stop - stop BA85
  • Western Boulevard, then onto Nuthall Road
  • Bobber's Mill, then onto Gregory Boulevard
  • Drop off and pick up at The Forest northbound/centre platform
  • Join Noel Street, then onto Bentinck Road
  • Radford Road, then return to the Wilkinson Street bus stop - stop BA85

 

 

Wilkinson Street

Travelling towards the City, Toton Lane or Clifton South

 

During the work, the NET replacement bus will transport passengers from the Wilkinson Street bus stop, located opposite the tram stop, to The Forest tram stop, where trams will continue towards the City, Toton Lane, and Clifton South.

If you arrive at Wilkinson Street by tram,  head left towards the crossings and cross over Wilkinson Street for the Wilkinson Street bus stop.

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If you arrive by car, use the steps in the car park towards the crossings

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Travelling towards Hucknall and Phoenix Park

 

During the work, the platform where trams usually depart towards Hucknall and Phoenix Park will be closed. Trams towards Hucknall and Phoenix Park will depart from the opposite platform.

If you arrive by the NET replacement bus, head right towards the crossings and cross the tracks to the opposite platform. 

If you arrive by car or on foot, board the tram from the side nearest the car park.

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The Forest

Travelling towards the City, Toton Lane or Clifton South

 

During the work, the platform where trams usually depart towards Toton Lane and Clifton South will be closed. Trams towards Toton Lane and Clifton South will depart from the Centre platform.

If you have boarded the NET replacement bus from Wilkinson Street, it will arrive at the shared centre platform, where trams will depart towards the City, Toton Lane or Clifton South. 

If you have arrived at The Forest by car or on foot, cross over to the centre platform for trams towards the City, Toton Lane or Clifton South.

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Travelling towards Hucknall or Phoenix Park

During the work, the NET replacement bus will arrive at the tram platform adjacent to Noel Street. 

If you have arrived by tram, please use the bus from the shared centre platform. If you've arrived by car or on foot, please cross over to board the bus from the centre platform.

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First and Last trip times

Please note that our early morning positioning trams will already be in place throughout the work, and therefore our early morning services, which drop off and pick up passengers between 5 am and 6 am, will not be operating.

Please see below for more information on our tram timings

 

First Trips - Monday to Sunday

 

Departing from Arriving at Time
Hucknall Wilkinson Street 06:04
Phoenix Park Wilkinson Street 06:04
Wilkinson Street The Forest 06:20 (Bus)
The Forest Clifton South 06:33
The Forest Toton Lane 06:40
Clifton South The Forest 06:02
Toton Lane The Forest 06:01
The Forest Wilkinson Street 06:35 (Bus)
Wilkinson Street Hucknall 07:12
Wilkinson Street Phoenix Park 07:00

 

 

Last Trips - Monday to Saturday

 

Departing from Arriving at Time
Hucknall Wilkinson Street 00:00
Phoenix Park Wilkinson Street 00:00
Wilkinson Street The Forest 00:15 (Bus)
The Forest Clifton South 00:37
The Forest Toton Lane 00:38
Clifton South The Forest 00:08
Toton Lane The Forest 00:05
The Forest Wilkinson Street 00:48 (Bus)
Wilkinson Street Hucknall 01:07
Wilkinson Street Phoenix Park 01:00

 

 

Last Trips - Sunday 26th July and Sunday 2nd August

 

Departing from Arriving at Time
Hucknall Wilkinson Street 23:00
Phoenix Park Wilkinson Street 23:00
Wilkinson Street The Forest 23:15 (Bus)
The Forest Clifton South 23:26
The Forest Toton Lane 23:33
Clifton South The Forest 23:08
Toton Lane The Forest 23:05
The Forest Wilkinson Street 23:48 (Bus)
Wilkinson Street Hucknall 00:02
Wilkinson Street Phoenix Park 00:08

 

 

Last Trips - Sunday 9th August 

 

Departing from Arriving at Time
Hucknall Toton Lane 23:00
Phoenix Park Clifton South 23:00
Clifton South Phoenix Park 23:08
Toton Lane Hucknall 23:05

Service Frequency

Monday to Saturday 6 am-7 am 7 am-9 pm 9 pm-12 am
  Every 15 minutes Every 10 mins Every 15 minutes
Sunday 6 am-7 am 7 am-7 pm 7 pm-11 pm
  Every 15 minutes Every 10 minutes Every 15 minutes

 

Traffic and Pedestrian Diversions

Wilkinson Street

During the work, Wilkinson Street will be partially closed, with one-way only traffic westbound from Radford Road towards Western Boulevard. 

Wilkinson Street will be closed to traffic from the ring road towards Radford Road, although access will remain for residents on Wilkinson Street, Whitemoor Street, Whitemoor Avenue and Heslington Avenue.

The works will cross parts of Armstrong Way, but access will remain for the Wilkinson Street Park and Ride and the Lewis Industrial Estate.

 

Wilkinson Street

 

Noel Street

Road closures will be in place at the junction of Noel Street and Gregory Boulevard. Road closures will also affect the junction of Noel Street and Terrace Street.

During the work, Noel Street and Terrace Street, which are usually open to one-way traffic only, will be converted to two-way traffic to allow access for residents, businesses, and other road users. 

 

Noel Street

 

Medi-Link bus stops

During the work, the Wilkinson Street bus stop for Medi-Link bus services to Nottingham City Hospital will be closed. An alternative bus stop on Western Boulevard will be available. Click here for directions.

The bus stop on North Gate will also be closed and an alternative bus stop will be available on Nottingham Road. Click here for directions