▁the ▁canal ▁and ▁termin ating ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁Round ▁Oak ▁railway ▁station ▁where ▁an ▁inter change ▁with ▁a ▁West ▁Mid lands ▁Metro ▁extension ▁was ▁proposed . ▁However , ▁only ▁the ▁first ▁four ▁stations ▁were ▁completed . ▁ ▁The ▁system ▁was ▁officially ▁opened ▁on ▁ 1 ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁The ▁actual ▁public ▁opening ▁was ▁delayed ▁while ▁Her ▁Majesty ' s ▁Railway ▁Ins pect or ate ▁investig ated ▁ev acu ation ▁procedures . ▁After ▁operating ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁while , ▁the ▁mon or ail ▁was ▁tempor arily ▁closed ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁but ▁ran ▁sp or ad ically ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁system ▁was ▁put ▁up ▁for ▁sale ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁the ▁trains ▁and ▁track ▁were ▁transferred ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁the ▁O asis ▁Sho pping ▁Centre , ▁in ▁Broad be ach , ▁Queensland , ▁Australia , ▁to ▁enable ▁expansion ▁of ▁its ▁own ▁mon or ail ▁system . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁Mon or ail ▁service , ▁a ▁" mon or ail ▁replacement ▁bus " ▁service ▁operated ▁between ▁the ▁U CI ▁Cinema ▁and ▁The ▁Water front ▁car ▁par ks . ▁This ▁service ▁util ised ▁two ▁Tra vel ▁Mer ry ▁Hill ▁owned ▁MC W ▁Met rob uses . ▁ ▁Main ▁centre ▁ ▁The ▁centre ▁has ▁around ▁ 2 1 7 ▁stores ▁and ▁over ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁free ▁par king ▁spaces , ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁ret ail