Bus Service Changes
Bus Service Changes
Updated 25/05/25
​​Known changes for June 1st 2025:-
Summer Timetables introduced on the following services:
11A Birmingham Outer Circle (Anti)
11C Birmingham Outer Circle (Clock)
24 Birmingham-Woodgate (Quinton Road West)
59 Wolverhampton Circular via Ashmore Park
74 Birmingham-West Bromwich-Dudley
87 Birmingham-Smethwick-Dudley
529 Wolverhampton-WalsallX51 Birmingham-Walsall-Cannock
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​​2 Merry Hill-Wrens Nest Minor timetable changes to fit in with the changes to the 15/15A
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2A Merry Hill-Wrens Nest Minor timetable changes to fit in with the changes to the 15/15A
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20 Coventry-Bedworth-Nuneaton This service is revised between Griff Roundabout and Georg Elliot Hospital to run via Coventry Road, College Street or Coton Arches/Chilvers Rise and Griff Way.
25 Wolverhampton-Pendeford/Pendeford Business Park Revised timetable due to Long Term Road works in Willenhall.
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64 Nechells & 68/X64 Birmingham-Amazon Peddimore Minworth Revised timetables due to shift change patterns at Amazon.
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72 Solihull-Chelmsley Wood Yorkminster Drive Revised timetable on Mon-Fri only.
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74A West Bromwich Circular Horsley Heath
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529 Wolverhampton-Walsall Revised timetable due to Long Term Road works in Willenhall.
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X2 Birmingham-Yardley-Solihull Revised timetable across the week.
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X21-X22 Birmingham-Bartley Green Revised timetable due to introduction of service X20.
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X21 Birmingham-Merry Hill Revised timetable due to introduction of service X20.
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U1/U2 X17 and X18/X18A revert to their pre-closure timetables. due to the A64 opening earlier than planned on the 23rd April.
New Bus Routes
Updated 25/05/25
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Service 16A Wolverhampton-Wombourne This new service operates Mon-Sat Evenings and all day Sundays between Wolverhampton-Wombourne Bridgnorth Road Wolverhampton on an hourly frequency basis. It will operate via the current 15 route in Wombourne to Wombourne then it will operate via the current 16 route back to Wolverhampton from Wombourne.
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Service 998 This new service replaces the current 935 in Streetly. The service will operate the same route as the current 997 between Birmingham & Queslett, Aldridge Road, then will follow the current 935 route to Streetly. The frequency between the 997 & 998 is 15 minutes between Birmingham & Pheasey.
Service X20 This new service will replace the current services 20 & 20A between Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Bromsgrove (20) or Cofton Hackett (20A). Buses will alternate between operating QE Hospital-Bromsgrove or QE Hospital-Rednal Lickey Road/Leach Green Lane. Short workings of the route will no longer terminate at Cofton Hackett. They will instead u-turn at the junction of Lickey Road & Leach Green Lane.
Revised Bus Routes
Updated 25/05/25
15 Merry Hill-Wolverhampton This service will now operate only between Merry Hill & Wombourne. There will also be a revised route in Wombourne to operate via Bridgnorth Road, Common Road, Giggetty Lane, Planks Lane, Church Road, Wombourne High Street and Maypole Street.
16 Stourbridge-Wolverhampton There will be a route change in Wombourne now operating via Common Road, Giggetty Lane, Brickbridge Lane, Bridgnorth Rand and Wombourne Road. There will also be a revised timetable on weekdays (Mon-Fri ONLY) to increasing the frequency to every 20 minutes from half hourly. This service partly replaces the half hourly service 15 between Wombourne & Wolverhampton.
22 Bearwood-Oldbury Service will be revised to operate via George Road, Hill Top Road, Eva Road, Salop Road, Hurst Road and Norman Road in Bristnall Fields to replace Diamond service 54. There will also be timetable changes due to this route change.
48 West Bromwich-Queen Elizabeth Hospital This service is extended to Northfield via the current 76 route. It will NO LONGER serve the Bus Interchange at the entrance to the QE Hospital. It will now only serve the University Station stop (for the QE).
49 Solihull Rail Station-Rubery Great Park Service will now terminate at Solihull Town Centre. It will NO LONGER terminate at Solihull Rail Station Interchange.
76 Solihull Rail Station-Northfield This service is curtailed to operate Solihull to QE Hospital and will NO LONGER extend to Northfield. The service will also now terminate at Solihull Town Centre. It will NO LONGER terminate at Solihull Rail Station Interchange.
77/77A Walsall-Sutton Coldfield-Erdington These services will be revised between Walsall & Barr Beacon to operate via Fallowfield Road & Daffodil Road. In Streetly these routes will now operate via Sutton Oak Road, Kingstanding Road and Rough Road to replace the current service 935.
78 Sutton Coldfield-Streetly (Queslett Inn) Route revised in Streetly to operate via Bridle Lane, Ferndale Road, Blackwood Road & Foley Road West to replace the current 77 77A.
78A Sutton Coldfield-Kingstanding Route revised in Streetly to operate via Bridle Lane, Ferndale Road, Blackwood Road & Foley Road West to replace the current 77 77A. Service is also curtailed to operate ONLY between Sutton Coldfield-Streetly (Queslett Inn) to improve reliability.
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936 Birmingham-Brownhill West Route revised to follow current route 934 (934 is withdrawn) but Daffodil Road and Fallowfield Road won't be served. It will operate direct along Sutton Road. In Pheasey, the route will serve Hillingford Avenue, Frampton Way, Doe Bank Lane, Stanhope Way and Romney Way. Services 936 & 937 will have a combined frequency of every 10 minutes between Birmingham & Kingstanding. Service 936 will then operate every 20 minutes between Kingstanding & Walsall & Service 937 will also operate every 20 minutes between Kingstanding & Brownhills West.
937 Birmingham-Brownhill West Route revised to follow current route 935 (935 withdrawn) meaning that George Fredrick Road and Rough Road will now be served by the 937. Services 936 & 937 will have a combined frequency of every 10 minutes between Birmingham & Kingstanding. Service 936 will then operate every 20 minutes between Kingstanding & Walsall & Service 937 will also operate every 20 minutes between Kingstanding & Brownhills West.
997 Birmingham-Pheasey-Walsall There will be a route change in Pheasey. Buses will run along Collingwood Avenue and Queslett Road in both directions. Hillingford Avenue, Frampton Way, Doe Bank Lane & Stanhope Way will be covered by revised Service 936,
Withdrawn Bus Routes
Updated 25/05/25
15A Merry Hill Centre-Wolverhampton see service 15, 16 & 16A for replacement services.
20 QE Hospital-Bromsgrove & 20A QE Hospital-Cofton Hackett see service X20 Queen Elizabeth Hospital-Bromsgrove.
48A West Bromwich-Bearwood see services 48 and 54.
934 & 935 Birmingham-Walsall see service 936.
Transport for West Midlands service changes
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​​Arriva Midlands service changes.
(Please note that this link shows all Arriva Midlands bus services in the wider West Midlands area as well as the routes within the "main" West Midlands area)
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​​Banga Bus service changes.
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​​Carolean Coaches service changes.
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​​Chaserider service changes.
​​ Coventry Minibuses service changes.
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​​Diamond Bus West Midlands service changes.
(Please note that this link shows all Diamond bus services in the wider West Midlands area as well as the routes within the "main" West Midlands area)
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​​Kev's Cars and Coaches service changes.
​​Landflight service changes.
​​ Let's Go service changes.
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​​National Express Coventry service changes.
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​​National Express West Midlands service changes.
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​​Select Bus Services service changes.
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​​Stagecoach Midlands service changes.
(Please note that this link shows all Stagecoach Midlands bus services in the wider West Midlands area as well as the routes within the "main" West Midlands area)
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​​Walsall Community Transport service changes.
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Transport for West Midlands website pages
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