Bus Service Changes
Bus Service Changes
Updated 02/12/25
​​​Known changes for January 2026:-
Black Country areas ​
Service 19 Dudley-QE Hospital
From Sunday 4th January 2026, this service will be operated by Diamond Bus, no change to route, some minor revisions to timetable during peak times.
Click HERE for new timetable
Service 25 Wolverhampton-Pendeford / Pendeford Business Park
Service 25 Pendeford-Bilston
From Sunday 4th January 2026, this service will be operated by Chaserider, no change to route or timetable.
Check timetable HERE ​​​
Birmingham & Solihull Area​
​​
Service 27 Solihull / Yardley Wood-Rubery (Great Park) (now changing in March) details still to be confirmed.
From Sunday 4th January 2026, this service will be operated by Diamond Bus.
​
Service 73 Solihull-Heartlands Hospital
From Sunday 4th January, this service is withdrawn, mostly replaced by new 98 and 99 services (see below).
Hob Moor Road will continue to be served by current 17 and 17A services, while Old Lode Lane is served by the current X2 service.
​​
Service A9 Solihull-Kingshurst
From Sunday 4th January, this service is withdrawn, mostly replaced by new 98 and 99 services (see below).
Coventry Area
​
Service 24 Coventry-Kenilworth
It has now been officially announced HERE, I have been informed that these Warwickshire County Council tendered services will be operated by Stagecoach from Sunday 4th January 2026.
​​
Service 25 Coventry-Birdingbury-Rugby
It has now been officially announced HERE, I have been informed that these Warwickshire County Council tendered services will be operated by Stagecoach from Sunday 4th January 2026.
​​
Services 74-74A Coventry-University Hospital-Nuneaton,
Service 74B University Hospital-Nuneaton,
Service 74S Coventry-Blue Coat-Nuneaton
Services 78-78A University Hospital-Nuneaton &
Services 79-79A Keresley Village-Nuneaton .
It has now been officially announced HERE or HERE that these Warwickshire tendered services will be operated by Stagecoach from Sunday 4th January 2026
​
Services 85-85B Coventry-Brinklow-Rugby-Rugby St Cross
Services 85H-85S Coventry-Brinklow-Rugby Harris-Rugby High
Services 85 SCH Coventry-Brinklow-Rugby Ashlawn-Rugby St Cross
Services 85 SCH Rugby Ashlawn-Rugby St Cross-Brinklow-Coventry
It has now been officially announced HERE, I have been informed that these Warwickshire County Council tendered services will be operated by Stagecoach from Sunday 4th January 2026.
​
Service 735 Blue Coat School/Coventry-Ansley Village/Nuneaton
It has now been officially announced HERE, I have been informed that these Warwickshire County Council tendered services will be operated by Stagecoach from Sunday 4th January 2026.
​​
​​Timetables and some route maps to follow
25 January 2026 Changes
​
12A - Dudley to Oldbury via Oakham
From Sunday 25 January, this service will be operating a revised timetable with additional journeys added to evenings and Sundays. There will be no change to the current route.
Updated timetable to follow.
​
14 - Dudley - Blackheath via Oakham
From Sunday 25 January, this service will be operating a revised timetable. There will be no change to the current route.
Updated timetable to follow.
​
14A - Dudley to Halesowen via Tividale Hall and Blackheath
From Sunday 25 January, this evening and Sunday only service will be withdrawn. It will be partially replaced by service 12A, providing provision from Dudley to Tividale Hall and connecting on to Oldbury. The section of route between Tividale Hall and Halesowen will no longer be served on evenings and Sundays due to low patronage.
Updated service 12A timetable to follow.
​
214 - Dudley to Foxyards Estate via Priory Estate
From Sunday 25 January, this service will be withdrawn. Forest Road will now be covered by an amended Banga Buses service 81, offering a more comprehensive service and passenger link to Wolverhampton.
Foxyards Estate will no longer be directly served; however, passengers will retain access to service 229 via Sedgley Road West or Birmingham New Road, following the recent diversion of the service along Birmingham New Road.
Updated service 81 timetable to follow.
Click here to view service 229 timetable.
​
215 - Dudley to Blackheath via Burnt Tree, Dixons Green
From Sunday 25 January, off-peak journeys will be re-numbered to service 216 and now serve Sledmere Estate, offering links to presently isolated residents.
Service 216 timetable to follow.
Updated service 215 timetable to follow.
​
217 – Merry hill to Blackheath via Cradley Heath, Halesowen and Olive Lane Estate.
From Sunday 25 January, this service will be introduced to replace current service 17H and 231. The service will operate a combination of both routes.
Service 217 timetable to follow.
17H - Halesowen to Merry Hill via Cradley Heath,
From Sunday 25 January, this service will be withdrawn and replaced by new service 217. The section of route along Quarry Road will be omitted to now serve Dudley Wood Road instead (currently covered by 24H). Quarry Road will now be covered by alternative service 3 (West Bromwich to Merry Hill via Blackheath).
Click here to view the service 3 timetable NX
Click here to view the service 3 timetable Carolean Coaches
​
231 - Halesowen to Blackheath via Olive Lane Estate
From Sunday 25 January, this service will be withdrawn and replaced by new service 217. The section of the 231 via Rowley Regis Station will not be served by the 217, however it will be covered by the amended service 24.
24 - Merry Hill to Blackheath via Rowley Regis Hospital
From Sunday 25 January, this service will be revised into a new service 24 incorporated with the current 24H. The section of route around Darby End will not be served, this is covered by alternative services 3, 4M, 7 & 18, with the exception of:
-
Bowling Green Road/Brook Lane
-
Withymoor Road/Gawne Lane/Powke Lane
Due to extremely low usage, no alternative services will be provided on these roads, although alternative services are available within a short walk.
​
24H - Merry Hill to Halesowen via Blackheath
From Sunday 25 January, this service will be withdrawn, with the majority of its route incorporated into the revised service 24. The section of the route around Darby End will no longer be served. All areas currently served by the 24H will continue to be covered, with the exception of Dudley Wood Road/St Anne’s Road, which will instead be served by the new service 217.
Amended service 24 timetable to follow.
​​​
New Bus Routes
Updated 02/12/25
​​​
​​​Known changes for January 4th 2026:-
​
New 98 Solihull-Heartlands Hospital & New 99 Solihull-Kingshurst
From Sunday 4th January, these new services will commence which replace the withdrawn 73 and A9 services, and will be operated by Diamond Bus.
Both services will operate every half hour during Monday-Saturday daytimes, providing a combined 15 minute frequency between Solihull town centre and Lyndon.
Service 98 operates Monday to Saturday,
Service 99 operates Monday to Sunday.
​
​​​Known changes for January 25th 2026:-​
Service 216
From Sunday 25 January, this service will be introduced to replace current off peak journeys on service 215.
​
Service 217
From Sunday 25 January, this service will be introduced to replace current service 17H and 231. The service will operate a combination of both routes.
​​​​​
Revised Bus Routes
Updated 20/12/25
​​
​​​Known changes for January 4th 2026:-
Birmingham / Solihull Area
Service 5
from Sunday 4 January, this service National Express will operate an amended Saturday timetable to improve reliability.
​​
Service 16
service will move to stand MS10
​
Service 28
From Sunday 4 January, this National Express service will be operating an amended timetable to improve reliability.
​Service 66
From Sunday 4 January, this service will move from Stop SB to Stop SA at Sutton Coldfield.
​
Service 68
From Sunday 4 January, this National Express service will be operating to a revised timetable.
​​
Service 82
service will move to stand MS10
​
Service 87
service will move to stand MS10
​
Services 94 & 95
From Sunday 4 January, there will be minor changes to the Saturday and Sunday timetables to improve reliability
​​
Service 907
From Sunday 4 January, this service will move from Stop SA to Stop SB at Sutton Coldfield.
​
Service X21
From Sunday 4 January, there will be minor timetable change to the Monday-Friday timetable. The 0800 departure will be re-timed to 0805.
​​​
Coventry Area
​
Service 12X
From Sunday 4 January, this National Express Coventry service will operate a revised term-time timetable.
​
Service 17A
From Sunday 4 January, this National Express Coventry service will operate a revised term-time timetable.
​
Dudley Area​
None
​
Sandwell Area​​​​
None
​
Walsall Area
None
​
Wolverhampton Area
None
​
​​​Known changes for January 25th 2026:-
​​
Birmingham / Solihull Area
None​
​
Coventry Area
​None
Dudley Area​
​
Service 4H
From Sunday 25 January, these services will be operating a revised timetable.
​
Service 12A
From Sunday 25 January, this service will be operating a revised timetable with additional journeys added to evenings and Sundays. There will be no change to the current route.
​
Service 14
From Sunday 25 January, this service will be operating a revised timetable. There will be no change to the current route.
​​​​
Service 81
From Sunday 25 January, this Banga Buses service will be operating a revised route and timetable to provide better transport links for passengers. Replaces Part of service 214 between Dudley and Priory Estate.
Service 215
From Sunday 25 January, off-peak journeys will be re-numbered to service 216 and now serve Sledmere Estate, offering links to presently isolated residents.​
​​
Service 202
From Sunday 25 January, this service will be operating a revised timetable.
​
Sandwell Area​​​​
​
Service 4H
From Sunday 25 January, these services will be operating a revised timetable.
​
Walsall Area
None
​
Wolverhampton Area
​
Service 81
From Sunday 25 January, this Banga Buses service will be operating a revised route and timetable to provide better transport links for passengers. Replaces Part of service 214 between Dudley and Priory Estate. ​
​
Withdrawn Bus Routes
Updated 20/12/25
From January 4th 2026
​
Service A9 Solihull-Kingshurst
From Sunday 4th January, this service is withdrawn, mostly replaced by new 98 and 99 services (see above).
​
From January 25th 2026
​​
Service 14A
From Sunday 25 January, this evening and Sunday only service will be withdrawn. It will be partially replaced by service 12A, providing provision from Dudley to Tividale Hall and connecting on to Oldbury. The section of route between Tividale Hall and Halesowen will no longer be served on evenings and Sundays due to low patronage.
​
Service 17H
From Sunday 25 January, this service will be withdrawn and replaced by new service 217. The section of route along Quarry Road will be omitted to now serve Dudley Wood Road instead (currently covered by 24H). Quarry Road will now be covered by alternative service 3 (West Bromwich to Merry Hill via Blackheath).
​
Service 24H
From Sunday 25 January, this service will be withdrawn, with the majority of its route incorporated into the revised service 24. The section of the route around Darby End will no longer be served. All areas currently served by the 24H will continue to be covered, with the exception of Dudley Wood Road/St Anne’s Road, which will instead be served by the new service 217.
​
Service 214
From Sunday 25 January, this service will be withdrawn. Forest Road will now be covered by an amended Banga Buses service 81, offering a more comprehensive service and passenger link to Wolverhampton. Foxyards Estate will no longer be directly served; however, passengers will retain access to service 229 via Sedgley Road West or Birmingham New Road, following the recent diversion of the service along Birmingham New Road.
​
Service 231
From Sunday 25 January, this service will be withdrawn and replaced by new service 217. The section of the 231 via Rowley Regis Station will not be served by the 217, however it will be covered by the amended service 24.
​​​Timetables and some route maps to follow
​
Transport for West Midlands service changes
​​​​​​
​​​​​​
​​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)
​​​
​​Banga Bus service changes.
​​​
​​Carolean Coaches service changes.
​​​​​
​​Chaserider service changes.
​​ Coventry Minibuses service changes.
​​​
​​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)
​​​​
​​Kev's Cars and Coaches service changes.
​​Landflight service changes.
​​ Let's Go service changes.
​​​
​​National Express Coventry service changes.
​​​
​​National Express West Midlands service changes.
​​​​​​
​​Select Bus Services service changes.
​​​
​​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)
​
​​Walsall Community Transport service changes.
​​
Transport for West Midlands website pages
Bus Operator website pages
