West Midlands Metro opens Birmingham Eastside extension

The roughly 1.7 km extension of the West Midlands Metro branches off between the Bull Street and Corporation Street stops and opened on 5 April 2026 with two new stations, Albert Street and Millennium Point. Between Albert Street and Millennium Point trams run on battery power since the overhead line ends there — a temporary terminus until track can be laid to the HS2 Curzon Street station. This construction phase cost around £245m (including £18m for the interim battery section); the planned continuation to Digbeth Coach Station is part of a wider project budgeted at over £350m.