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

Handsworth Booth Street
West Midlands Metro tram stop
The stop, looking towards Birmingham.
General information
Location	Handsworth Birmingham England
Line(s)	Line 1 (Birmingham – Wolverhampton)
Platforms	2
History
Opened	31 May 1999
Passengers
2015/16	Approx. 700 daily[1]

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

Immediately south of the tram stop the Metro passes over a modern bridge which takes the line over a siding for a adjacent scrap metal works. This bridge was constructed under instruction from Network Rail.

Services

Mondays to Fridays, 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. They run at eight minute intervals on Saturdays.[2]

References

• History and images of the stop

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

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