Eastside story on West Midlands Metro

At approximately one mile in length, the West Midlands Metro Eastside extension is relatively short. But it promises to deliver a step-change in connectivity within Birmingham, and potentially play a crucial role in the transformation of the city’s Digbeth and Eastside districts in Birmingham.

The work, which is being delivered by the Midland Metro Alliance (MMA), began at the start of 2021. Since then, steady progress has been made on construction, including completion of several key milestones.

Once complete, the Eastside extension will provide connectivity between Birmingham New Street, Snow Hill, Moor Street and the new Curzon Street HS2 station that is currently under construction. The extension will also bring trams into Digbeth, with a tram stop located on High Street, Deritend, close to Birmingham coach station.

The route begins at a new delta junction located on the junction between Bull Street and Corporation Street. This junction will allow trams from Wolverhampton and Edgbaston Village to reach Digbeth once the extension is complete, with trams from Edgbaston providing a link between New Street (Grand Central) and Curzon Street stations.