Includes new maps and information Changes to bus routes in South Birmingham from 22nd July 2018
This summer we re making some changes to bus routes in and around South and South West Birmingham. These include small changes, such as timetable improvements so that our buses can run more reliably. There are also some larger route changes, to cater for new and emerging travel needs, and also help to overcome increasing traffic congestion around busier areas. These changes will bring new express services, more direct routes to Queen Elizabeth Hospital and the University of Birmingham, and a simpler network that is easier to understand. Many will see very little change to their journey, but we ve put together this route-by-route guide to tell you about what s happening in the coming weeks. Changes will be made to the following routes from Sunday 22nd July 2018: 1 Gospel Oak Acocks Green Moseley Five Ways 2 & 3 Maypole / Yardley Wood Billesley Wake Green Birmingham 5 Solihull Widney Monkspath Shirley Sarehole Mill Birmingham 6 & 6A Solihull Shirley Hall Green Birmingham 22 & 23 Bartley Green Woodgate Harborne Birmingham 24 Woodgate Valley North Harborne Birmingham 27 Maypole Kings Heath Northfield West Heath Hawkesley 29 Frankley Northfield Weoley Castle Harborne Birmingham 31 Solihull Shirley Gospel Oak Acocks Green Birmingham 35 Hawkesley Kings Heath Moseley Birmingham 37 Solihull Olton Acocks Green Birmingham 45 Longbridge West Heath Cotteridge Stirchley Birmingham 47 Cofton Hackett Turves Green Cotteridge Stirchley Birmingham 48 Northfield Weoley Castle QE Hospital Harborne Bearwood West Bromwich 49 Solihull Shirley Maypole Cotteridge West Heath Longbridge Frankley Northfield 50A Wythall Maypole Kings Heath Moseley Birmingham 63 Frankley Rubery Longbridge Northfield Selly Oak Birmingham 84 Hawkesley Bournville Selly Oak QE Hospital 98 Rubery Rednal Longbridge Northfield Selly Oak QE Hospital Birmingham 885 Solihull Acocks Green Moseley Edgbaston X61 X64 Frankley Northfield Selly Oak University Birmingham Bartley Green Weoley Castle Selly Oak QE Hospital Birmingham 1 1 4A 1 1A Fox Hollies Acocks Green Springfield Moseley Cannon Hill Park Five Ways or University / QE Hospital 1A 1A 1 Gospel Oak Acocks Green Birmingham More buses will run through Moseley New direct route to University / QE Hospital Gospel Oak will have more and faster buses to / from the city centre 4A Gospel Oak no longer served by route 1 1 1A The 1 / 1A will run up to every 10 minutes between Acocks Green and Edgbaston, from there the 1 will run up to every 20 minutes to Five Ways; the new route 1A will then run up to every 20 minutes along Bristol Road and Aston Webb Boulevard to University / QE Hospital. In Acocks Green / Fox Hollies, buses on the 1/1A route will run around a loop of Shirley Road, Dolphin Lane and Olton Boulevard East. The new 4A will run from Gospel Oak along Severne Road and Gospel Lane to Warwick Road, then through Acocks Green and direct along Warwick Road to Birmingham city centre, reducing journey times for our passengers. 2 3 4A Maypole Warstock Yardley Wood Billesley Birmingham between Wake Green and Birmingham Buses up to every 10 minutes between Billesley and the city centre Between Wake Green and the city centre, services 2 / 3 will now use the same route along Stoney Lane. Showell Green Lane will now be served by the 5. 1A
4 4A Solihull 4 Gospel Oak 4A Acocks Green Birmingham Buses run up to every 5 minutes 22 23 23 X22 Buses up to every 5 minutes between Acocks Green and the city centre along Warwick Road Buses up to every 10 minutes to / from Gospel Oak & to / from Solihull 23 The new 4 / 4A replace routes 37 and 31, see these sections for more information. Bartley Green Woodgate Harborne Five Ways Birmingham Buses run up to every 8-10 minutes 5 6 Solihull Monkspath Shirley Sarehole Mill Birmingham More reliable buses by avoiding Springfield Road and traffic in Solihull Robin Hood Lane will be served again Buses will not serve Springfield Road due to ongoing issues with parking Between Solihull and Widney Manor Station, buses will no longer serve stops on New Road and Warwick Road, due to delays caused by traffic queuing for town centre car parks. At Widney Manor Station, buses towards Solihull will now stop opposite the station entrance and not pull into the forecourt. Springfield Road will no longer be served due to ongoing issues with parking, preventing larger vehicles from passing and causing delays. All buses on this route will now serve Showell Green Lane. This may be revised if the problem improves in future. 6A Solihull Shirley Hall Green Birmingham Buses run up to every 6 minutes There s no change to the 6 route. Journeys on the 6A will be withdrawn. The business parks between Shirley and Monkspath are still served up to every 20 minutes by the 5. X22 Woodgate Kitwell Bartley Green University / QE Hospitall Birmingham More buses in Bartley Green, Woodgate and Woodgate Valley South areas 23 Harborne to Birmingham buses will now simply be numbered 23 / 24 New & direct links to University / QE Hospital from Kitwell, Bartley Green, Jiggins Lane and Quinton Road New Platinum buses on routes 23 / X22, offering premium comfort with extra legroom, wifi and USB points Kitwell and Jiggins Lane will no longer have direct buses to Harborne; passengers can connect to 23 / X22 services along Stonehouse Road or California Way Buses will run less often during the day to Kitwell and Jiggins Lane, running every 20 minutes instead of every 15 minutes The current 22 / 23 will be combined into one, simpler, more frequent route; the new 23. This will run from Newman University via Bartley Green, Romsley Road, Woodgate, Woodgate Valley South, Harborne and Five Ways to Birmingham. Kitwell and Jiggins Lane, currently served by the 22, will be served by the new X22. This will run from Woodgate via Kitwell, Romsley Road, Bartley Green, Jiggins Lane, California, Quinton Road and University / QE Hospital to Birmingham. To help improve reliability, bus stops on Stonehouse Lane and Stonehouse Hill will be moved onto California Way and Northfield Road.
24 Woodgate Valley North Quinton Harborne Five Ways Birmingham Buses run up to every 8 minutes 27 27 48 Buses run more often - up to every 8 minutes during the day No need to change buses when travelling from Birmingham and Harborne to Quinton Road West, or from Highfield Lane to Harborne and Birmingham Harborne to Birmingham buses will now simply be numbered 23 / 24 New platinum buses on route 24, offering premium comfort with extra legroom, wifi and USB points Parts of Simmons Drive will no longer be served by the 24 The terminus at Woodgate Valley South will now move to Quinton Road West at West Boulevard. The route between Birmingham and Four Dwellings School will not change. From Four Dwellings School, buses will run along Highfield Lane, then up Simmonds Drive to run along Quinton Road West. This means the lower part of Simmonds Drive will not be served by the 24. The nearest stops can be located on Simmonds Drive close to the phone box, or along Quinton Road West as they are now. An alternative service will be provided along Simmons Drive by igo 10 / 10H / 10S, which will change at the same time. These buses will serve the full length of Simmonds Drive. 27 48 Harborne Quinton Road Weoley Castle Northfield Bournville Kings Heath Maypole Northfield West Heath Hawkesley Cotteridge Bournville Selly Oak QE Hospital/University Harborne Bearwood West Bromwich Buses run up to every 30 minutes Between Northfield and Maypole the route is not changing New direct links to Weoley Castle, QE Hospital (on Metchley Lane) and Harborne New 48 offers direct links from Turves Green and West Heath to University / QE Hospital; and from Hawkesley and Bournville to Harborne High Street Buses run more often between Hawkesley and University / QE Hospital, up to every 30 minutes There will be fewer buses running between Hawkesley and Northfield, running every 30 minutes instead of every 20 minutes Passengers currently travelling between Bournville and Turves Green / West Heath on the 27 will need to change onto the new 48 at Northfield The current 27 route will remain unchanged from Northfield through Bournville, Stirchley, Kings Heath, Yardley Wood and Warstock to Maypole. The new 27 will extend from Northfield to Weoley Castle and Harborne. The route is the same as the current 29 and will run along Bell Hill, Shenley Lane, Gregory Avenue, Weoley Castle Road, Castle Square, Beckbury Road, Castle Road, Alwold Road, Barnes Hill, California Way, Northfield Road and Quinton Road. It will then run a loop via Metchley Lane, Harborne High Street, Vivian Road and Harborne Park Road to Quinton Road, returning to Northfield along the reverse route. Hawkesley and West Heath will be linked with Northfield by changes to the 48, which will offer new direct links to Cotteridge, Bournville, Selly Oak and QE Hospital / University.
23 27 49 X21 X22 24 29 23 24 27 49 X21 X22 Bartley Green / Quinton Harborne Five Ways Birmingham Buses run up to every 4-5 minutes between Harborne & Birmingham Harborne Quinton Road Weoley Castle Northfield Bournville Kings Heath Maypole Solihull Shirley Maypole Cotteridge West Heath Longbridge Rubery Frankley Allens Cross Northfield Buses run up to every 15 minutes Woodcock Hill Weoley Castle Selly Oak QE Hospital / University Birmingham Buses run up to every 15 minutes Woodgate Bartley Green Quinton Road QE Hospital / University Birmingham Harborne to Birmingham buses will now simply be numbered 23 / 24 More buses will serve Quinton Road, up to every 15 minutes to Birmingham X22, up to every 20 minutes to Harborne 27 New direct links to the University / QE Hospital from Quinton Road and Gregory Avenue. Allens Cross area will have more buses to / from Northfield, Rubery and Longbridge, running up to every 15 minutes 49 New platinum buses on route X22, offering premium comfort with extra legroom, wifi and USB points There will be no direct link between Weoley Castle, Quinton Road and Five Ways; passengers will need to change at California or Harborne, using the 27 / 23 The current 29 will be replaced by several new and modified routes. In Frankley and Allens Cross the new 49 will offer improved local links, running up to every 15 minutes, and be more reliable than the current 29 which experiences delays caused by unpredictable congestion in Birmingham. In Frankley the 49 will not run along Holly Hill Road, instead running faster along New Street and Tessall Lane. Holly Hill Road will be served by new 61. Northfield, Weoley Castle, Quinton Road and Harborne will be served by changes to the 27, that will run up to every 20 minutes between these areas. The route is the same as the current 29 and will run along Bell Hill, Shenley Lane, Gregory Avenue, Weoley Castle Road, Castle Square, Beckbury Road, Castle Road, Alwold Road, Barnes Hill, California Way, Northfield Road and Quinton Road. It will then run a loop via Metchley Lane, Harborne High Street, Vivian Road, Harborne Park Road to Quinton Road, returning to Northfield along the reverse route. Weoley Castle will be linked to Birmingham by a new route, the X21, running from Woodcock Hill along Long Nuke Road and Gregory Avenue to Weoley Castle, then along a similar route as the current X64 to Birmingham. Between University and Birmingham city centre, the X21 will be a limited stop service. Quinton Road will be linked to Birmingham by a new route, the X22, that will run from Woodgate, along Quinton Road to QE Hospital / University, then follows the same route as the current X64 into Birmingham.
31 4A 31 35 Hawkesley Kings Heath Moseley Birmingham All buses will serve more of Hawkesley 4A 31 Gospel Oak Acocks Green Birmingham Solihull Station Shirley Gospel Oak Acocks Green Buses run up to every 30 minutes Buses will run more often, up to every 10 minutes between Gospel Oak and Birmingham and up to every 5 minutes between Acocks Green and Birmingham A new, faster and more direct route to Birmingham All buses will serve Warwick Road in Acocks Green, passing Aldi and Sainsbury s 4 The current 35 route will remain unchanged between Shannon Road and Birmingham city centre. In Hawkesley a minor change will see all buses continue along Shannon Road, then Longdales Road to Green Lane. 37 4 4A 4 Solihull Olton Acocks Green The link to Shirley and Solihull on the 31 route will run less often Dolphin Lane, Olton Boulevard East, Shirley Road and Shaftmoor Lane will not have a direct link to Birmingham. But, the new 1 / 1A will run up to every 10 minutes and offer connections at Acocks Green (for the new 4 / 4A), or Stratford Road (for the 6) The new 4A will run from Gospel Oak along Severne Road and Gospel Lane to Warwick Road, then through Acocks Green and direct along Warwick Road to Birmingham city centre, reducing journey times to / from Birmingham. The 31 will continue to serve its usual route from Solihull Station via Shirley to Streetsbrook Road, but will then run along Redstone Farm Road due to issues with parking and resulting traffic on Pitmaston Road to Gospel Oak. Between Gospel Oak and Acocks Green buses will run along the current route including Severne Road and Olton Boulevard East to Acocks Green. Pitmaston road will be served by the 99, provided by igo. Full details of this service will be available from networkwm.com shortly. 4A Gospel Oak Acocks Green Birmingham Buses will run more often, up to every 5 minutes between Acocks Green and Birmingham 4 4A All buses will serve Warwick Road in Acocks Green, passing Aldi and Sainsbury s Buses will run less often, up to every 10 minutes, between Solihull and Acocks Green 4 The 37 route will now become the 4 and will run between Solihull and Birmingham. The new 4A will replace the route no longer served by the 31, between Gospel Oak and Birmingham city centre. Both routes will run up to every 10 minutes, with buses travelling between Acocks Green and Birmingham city centre running up to every 5 minutes, along Warwick Road.
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45 Longbridge West Heath Walkers Heath Cotteridge Stirchley Birmingham Buses run up to every 12 minutes. Buses on the 45 & 47 run up to every 6 minutes between Cotteridge and the city centre 48 48 27 The current route between West Heath and Birmingham will not change. Between Longbridge and West Heath, buses on this route will use Coombes Lane and Groveley Lane instead of Longbridge Lane, routes served by the current 47 / 49. 48 Northfield West Heath Hawkesley Cotteridge Bournville Selly Oak QE Hospital / University Harborne Bearwood West Bromwich Buses run up to every 30 minutes 47 47 X20 47 X20 Longbridge Turves Green Cotteridge Stirchley Birmingham Buses run up to every 12 minutes Cofton Hackett Rednal Longbridge Northfield Selly Oak QE Hospital / University Birmingham Turves Green will have a direct link to Longbridge Station / town centre, with services running up to every 12 minutes Longbridge will have faster links to Kings Norton, Cotteridge and Stirchley New X20 directly links Cofton Hackett to Northfield, QE Hospital / University and Birmingham city centre New Platinum buses on X20 route, offering premium comfort with extra legroom, wifi and USB points Links between Cofton Hackett and Kings Norton, Cotteridge and Stirchley have been replaced by those to Longbridge, Northfield, Selly Oak and QE Hospital / University 27 Harborne Quinton Road Weoley Castle Northfield Bournville Kings Heath Maypole New direct links between University / QE Hospital to West Heath and Turves Green Buses run more often between University / QE Hospital and Bournville, Cotteridge, Kings Norton and Hawkesley Gibbins Road in Selly Oak will no longer be served the nearest alternative stops, are on Harborne Lane, Bristol Road and Weoley Park Road Between Northfield and QE Hospital, the 48 will run along a new route through West Heath, Hawkesley, Cotteridge and Bournville to Selly Oak. The link between Northfield, Weoley Castle and Harborne will be served by changes to the 27, that will run up to every 20 minutes between these areas. This route is the same as the current 29. Castle Road, Middle Park Road, Swarthmore Road and Black Haynes Road will be served by changes to the 39 / 39A run by igo. Full details of this will be available from networkwm.com shortly. The new 47 will run to / from Longbridge town centre. Coombes Lane and Groveley Lane will be served by the 45. Links between QE Hospital / University and Weoley Castle will be maintained by the new X21. New X20 will serve Cofton Hackett, offering direct links to Longbridge, Northfield, Selly Oak, QE Hospital / University and Birmingham city centre.
49 Solihull Shirley Maypole Cotteridge West Heath Longbridge Rubery Frankley Allens Cross Northfield Buses run up to every 15 minutes X61 61 X20 Allens Cross will have more buses on the 49 route to / from Northfield, Rubery and Longbridge, with buses running up to every 15 minutes Holly Hill Road will be served by the new 61, running up to every 10 minutes to Northfield, Selly Oak and Birmingham The current 49 route will not change between Solihull and West Heath. Between West Heath and Longbridge, buses will use Longbridge Lane instead of Groveley Lane and Coombes Lane. These roads will instead be served by the 45. 61 X20 Frankley Northfield Selly Oak Birmingham Cofton Hackett Rednal Longbridge Northfield Selly Oak QE Hospital / University Birmingham In Frankley, the new 61 will serve Holly Hill Road, Frogmill Road and Tessall Lane. The 49 will serve Ormond Road, Arden Road, New Street and Tessall Lane. This means that Holly Hill Road will not have direct links to Rubery and Longbridge, but will have more frequent buses to Northfield and a new direct link to Birmingham city centre. 50A Wythall Maypole Kings Heath Birmingham Sadly there are not enough passengers using our 50A service. To ensure that both Transport for West Midlands and Worcestershire County Council have time to consider the implications of withdrawing this service, and decide whether a replacement service needs to be provided, we will continue to offer this service until Friday 31 August. Regular buses that run to the same destinations as the 50A are provided by Johnsons 150 on Alcester Road. Diamond s S3 also provides a regular link to the Alcester Road and Maypole for customers in Hollywood, Trueman s Heath and Wythall. Buses will run more often along the 61 route Holly Hill Road and Frogmill Road will now be served by the 61 In combination, routes 61 / 63 will run more often between Northfield and Birmingham More buses will run through Selly Oak in the evenings and on Sundays Bristol Road South has a new limited stop service to QE Hospital / University and Birmingham city centre X20 New Platinum buses on X20 route, offering premium comfort with extra legroom, wifi and USB points Two stops in Frankley will no longer be served by the 63, but are only a short walk from stops on Ormond Road Platinum buses will no longer serve the 61 route The X61 will be replaced by the new 61. This will run from the Arden Road terminus in Frankley, along New Street, Holly Hill Road, Frogmill Road, Tessall Lane and Frankley Beeches Road to Bristol Road South. It will then run along the same route as the 63 to Birmingham city centre. The 61 will run more often during the day than the current X61, and between Northfield and Birmingham, the new 61 will run alongside the 63. This means buses will run more often between Northfield, Selly Oak and Birmingham. A new limited stop service, the X20, will run from Cofton Hackett and Rednal along Bristol Road to QE Hospital / University and Birmingham city centre.
63 Frankley Rubery Longbridge Northfield Selly Oak Birmingham 98 X20 will be replaced with this new route The 61 / 63 combined will run more often between Northfield and Birmingham Evening and Sunday services have been improved The 63 will run less often during the middle of the day. Between Northfield and Birmingham new 61 will run up to every 10 minutes, meaning buses will run more often between Northfield, Selly Oak and Birmingham. 84 48 will be replaced with this new route X20 Cofton Hackett Rednal Longbridge Northfield Selly Oak QE Hospital / University Birmingham New X20 offers a direct link from Cofton Hackett to Northfield, University/QE Hospital and Birmingham Bristol Road South will have a new limited stop service to University / QE Hospital and Birmingham city centre New Platinum buses on X20 route, offering premium comfort with extra legroom, wifi and USB points Great Park, Leach Green Lane and parts of Lickey Road will not be served by the new X20. 48 Northfield West Heath Hawkesley Cotteridge Bournville Selly Oak QE Hospital / University Harborne Bearwood West Bromwich Buses run up to every 30 mins New direct links between University / QE Hospital and West Heath / Turves Green Buses run more often between University / QE Hospital and Bournville, Cotteridge, Kings Norton & Hawkesley The new X20 will run from Cofton Hackett via Groveley Lane, Lowhill Lane, Lickey Road and Edgewood Road, through Rednal to Bristol Road South at Great Park. It will then run a limited stop service through Northfield, Selly Oak and QE Hospital / University to Birmingham. The nearest alternative stops along the new route are located on Bristol Road South, Ashill Road, Edgewood Road, Lickey Road and Lowhill Lane. Most stops that will not be served along Leach Green Lane and Lickey Road will be served by changes to route 19 run by igo. Full details of this service will be available from networkwm.com shortly. Hawkesley will be served by changes to the 48, offering direct links to Cotteridge, Bournville, Selly Oak and QE Hospital / University. This replaces the current 84. The 48 will also run from Hawkesley to West Heath and Northfield to replace the current 27.
will be replaced with this new route 885 1A X64 X21 X22 1A Fox Hollies Acocks Green Springfield Moseley Edgbaston University / QE Hospital X21 Woodcock Hill Weoley Castle Selly Oak QE Hospital / University Birmingham Buses run up to every 15 minutes New 1A will run throughout the day Monday to Sunday The new 1A route will run along the same route as the 885 from Acocks Green to Cannon Hill Park. It will then run along Bristol Road and Aston Webb Boulevard to QE Hospital. Two journeys on school days will call at King Edward VI High School in Edgbaston, before continuing along the Bristol Road as normal. One journey on school days will start from Solihull in the morning and run back to Solihull in the afternoon. X22 Woodgate Bartley Green Quinton Road QE Hospital / University Birmingham Buses will run more often between Woodcock Hill, Lodge Hill, Selly Oak and University / QE Hospital, Birmingham X21 Buses will run more often between Bartley Green and University / QE Hospital, Birmingham X22 Long Nuke Lane and Gregory Avenue have new direct buses to University / QE Hospital X21 Kitwell and Jiggins Lane have new direct buses to University QE Hospital New Platinum buses on X22 route, offering premium comfort with extra legroom, wifi and USB points The current link between Bartley Green and Weoley Castle will no longer run; there are regular buses up to every 15 minutes on route 002, provided by Diamond X22 Woodgate and Bartley Green will be linked to QE Hospital / University by new X22. This will run a more direct route to QE Hospital / University via Jiggins Lane and Quinton Road, instead of Weoley Castle. Woodcock Hill and Weoley Castle will be linked to Birmingham by new X21. This will run from Woodcock Hill along Woodcock Lane, Cromwell Lane, Moors Lane, Hillwood Road, Long Nuke Road and Gregory Avenue to Weoley Castle, then continue along the same route as the current X64 to Edgbaston. It will then run a limited stop service into Birmingham. One bus stop on Woodcock Lane will not be served. The nearest stops are at Weoley Castle Road (by Shenley Lane) or Woodcock Lane (by Shenley Fields Homes). The closest stop to Newman University is at Cromwell Lane / Moors Lane, which is a short walk away.
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