Handsworth Booth Street tram stop

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

Servicesedit

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 Sundays2

Referencesedit

^ "2016 West Midlands Travel Trends Covering Report" PDF West Midlands Combined Authority p 39 Retrieved 23 January 2017
^ "Midland Metro timetable" Network West Midlands Retrieved 14 December 2015

History and images of the stop

Preceding station		Midland Metro		Following station
The Hawthorns		Line 1		Winson Green, Outer Circle

Midland Metro

Operations

Operators	Altram National Express Midland Metro Transport for West Midlands
Vehicles	T-69 Urbos 3

Stops

Line one

Bilston Central
Black Lake
Bradley Lane
Bull Street
Corporation Street
Dartmouth Street
Dudley Street, Guns Village
Grand Central
Handsworth, Booth Street
Jewellery Quarter
Kenrick Park
Lodge Road, West Bromwich Town Hall
Loxdale
Priestfield
Soho, Benson Road
St Chads
St Paul's
The Crescent Bilston
The Hawthorns
The Royal
Trinity Way
Wednesbury, Great Western Street
Wednesbury Parkway
West Bromwich Central
Winson Green, Outer Circle
Wolverhampton, St George's

Planned Extensions

Birmingham City Centre	Brindleyplace 2021+ Centenary Square 2021 Edgbaston 2021+ Five Ways 2021+ Victoria Square 2021
Edgbaston	Adderley Street 2021 Birmingham Curzon Street 2021 Birmingham Moor Street 2021
Line two eastside extension	Piper's Row by 2019 Wolverhampton station by 2019

Proposed extensions

Line Two extensions	Coventry Birmingham Airport Lea Hall Small Heath
Brierley Hill extension	Birmingham New Road Brettell Lane Brierley Hill Canal Street Cinderbank Dudley Port Dudley Town Centre Flood Street Golds Hill tram stop Great Bridge North Horseley Road Merry Hill New Road Pedmore Road Sedgley Road Stourbridge Tipton Road Waterfront

Network West Midlands
SPRINT
UK light rail systems

Coordinates: 52°30′08″N 1°57′08″W / 5250210°N 195229°W / 5250210; -195229

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