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Handsworth & Smethwick railway station

Handsworth Booth Street
Midland Metro
Midland Metro tram stop
Midlands Metro at Handsworth, David Stowell, 195194.jpg
The stop, looking towards Birmingham.
Location Handsworth
Birmingham
England
Line(s) Line 1 (Birmingham – Wolverhampton)
Platforms 2
History
Opened 31 May 1999
Traffic
Passengers (2015/16) Approx. 700 daily

Handsworth, Booth Street is a tram stop in Handsworth, Birmingham, England. It was opened on 31 May 1999 and is situated on Midland Metro Line 1. It is situated on the site of the old Handsworth and Smethwick railway station, which closed in 1972.

The Birmingham to Worcester railway line runs alongside, but the stop is served only by trams, as there are no railway platforms.

Mondays to Saturdays, Midland Metro services in each direction between Birmingham and Wolverhampton run at six to eight-minute intervals during the day, and at fifteen-minute intervals during the evenings and on Sundays.

Coordinates: 52°30′08″N 1°57′08″W / 52.50210°N 1.95229°W / 52.50210; -1.95229



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