Soho Benson Road tram stop is a tram stop in Soho, 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 Soho and Winson Green railway station, which was closed in 1972.
Soho Benson Road  | |
|---|---|
| West Midlands Metro tram stop | |
 Urbos 3 tram calling at Soho Benson Road. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Soho Birmingham England |
| Line(s) | Line 1 (Edgbaston Village – Wolverhampton St George's/Wolverhampton Station) |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| Opened | 31 May 1999 |
| Passengers | |
| 2015/16 | Approx. 450 daily[1] |
The Birmingham to Worcester railway line runs alongside, but the stop is served only by trams, as there are no railway platforms.
Services
editOn Mondays to Fridays, West Midlands Metro services in each direction between Edgbaston Village and Wolverhampton St George's/Wolverhampton Station 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
edit- ^ "2016 West Midlands Travel Trends Covering Report" (PDF). West Midlands Combined Authority. p. 39. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ "Midland Metro timetable". Network West Midlands. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
