Soho Benson Road tram stop explained

Soho Benson Road
Symbol Location:birmingham
Symbol Location2:gb
Symbol:birmingham
Type:West Midlands Metro tram stop
Address:Soho
Borough:Birmingham
Country:England
Line:Line 1 (Edgbaston Village – Wolverhampton St George's/Wolverhampton Station)
Platforms:2
Opened:31 May 1999
Passengers:Approx. 450 daily[1]
Pass Year:2015/16

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.

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

Services

On 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

52.497°N -1.9309°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 West Midlands Travel Trends Covering Report. West Midlands Combined Authority. 23 January 2017. 39. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202011135/https://westmidlandscombinedauthority.org.uk/media/1512/papers-transport-delivery-committee-7-november-2016.pdf. 2 February 2017. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Midland Metro timetable. Network West Midlands. 11 July 2019.