Handsworth, Booth Street tram stop 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.
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