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 Handsworth and Smethwick railway station, which closed in 1972.

Immediately south of the tram stop the West Midlands Metro passes over a modern bridge which takes the line over a siding for an adjacent scrap metal works.

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.

[2] There is an hidden feature to its past life under the railway bridge on Booth Street itself which is the bricked up gentlemen's toilet.