Albert Street tram stop
Albert Street  | |||||
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 Tram from Millennium Point, arriving at Albert Street on 9 April 2026. The tram is on battery power, with its pantograph lowered. | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Birmingham England | ||||
| Coordinates | 52°28′49″N 1°53′33″W / 52.4804°N 1.8926°W | ||||
| System | West Midlands Metro tram stop | ||||
| Line | Line 1 | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Website | www | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 5 April 2026 | ||||
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Albert Street tram stop is a tram stop on Line 1 of the West Midlands Metro serving Birmingham Moor Street and the adjacent bus interchange, it is located in Birmingham City Centre, England.
History
The station opened on 5 April 2026 along with the Millennium Point stop. These are the first tram stops opened on the extension to Digbeth.[1][2]
Creation of the line and stop required the demolition of a row of retail buildings on the south side of Dale End, and the realignment of Albert Street through the site where they once stood.[3]
Facilities
The stop has a shelter and ticket machines, located on a single island platform and is fully wheelchair accessible.[2][4]
Services
Services from the tram stop run to Millennium Point in one direction and Edgbaston in the other, with services starting at 5am and running to midnight, every 8-15 minutes.[4][5][6]
Trams between here and Millennium Point run on battery power, the overhead wiring ending just east of the stop.
Interchanges
The tram stop serves Birmingham Moor Street and the adjacent bus interchange.[4]
References
- ↑ "New Birmingam tram extension welcomes first passengers". BBC News. 2026-04-05. Retrieved 2026-04-05.
- 1 2 "All aboard as new Metro extension to Millennium Point opens this Easter". www.wmca.org.uk. Retrieved 2026-04-05.
- ↑ Young, Graham (2 April 2023). "McDonald's Dale End demolition underway - with completion expected by summer". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Albert Street". West Midlands Metro. Retrieved 2026-04-05.
- ↑ "Tram Stop Maps". West Midlands Metro. Retrieved 2026-04-05.
- ↑ https://www.westmidlandsmetro.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/WWM-BEE-Timetable-MAR26-1-1.pdf Timetable