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Upcoming Bus Service Changes

In addition to our yearly bus network reviews, we are constantly working with operators to monitor services and make improvements where we can. To increase the efficiency of the network, bus operators may make minor changes to their services throughout the year.

Bus operators must register these changes with us six weeks in advance, but occasionally urgent changes will have less notice. Below is a list of all changes we have been made aware of. 

We work to update our online timetables, journey planner, and at-stop information before the change date, however this is not always possible. Please check your journey before you travel to ensure you have the most up-to-date information.

Ticketing 

Some bus routes will change operator.

nBus is now the only ticket for bus travel and can be used on any operator in the West Midlands.

From Sunday 27th April, the following services will operate revised timetables to improve reliability and better match passenger demand:

  • Service 1 - Five Ways to Acock's Green via Moseley: Monday to Saturday daytime frequency will be reduced to every 20 minutes. An additional journey will run in the morning peak from Acocks Green (between 07:15 and 08:00) to provide extra capacity. Afternoon peak frequency will remain unchanged.

Click here to view the timetable for service 1

  • Service 14 - Birmingham to Chelmsley Wood via Alum Rock: Slightly reduced daytime frequency and other minor timetable adjustments. Buses will now run every 10 minutes during the daytime.

Click here to view the timetable for service 14

  • Service 18 - Yardley Wood to Bartley Green via Cotteridge: Monday to Saturday daytime frequency reduced to every 15 minutes. 

Click here to view the timetable for service 18

  • Service 50 - Birmingham to Druids Heath via Moseley: Frequency increased to provide additional capacity during peak times. Timetable has also been adjusted to coordinate with Diamond service 50

Click here to view the timetable for service 50

  • Service 65 - Birmingham to Perry Common via Short Heath: Monday to Saturday daytime frequency reduced to every 15 minutes.

Click here to view the timetable for service 65

  • Service 67   Birmingham - Castle Vale via Tyburn Rd: Monday to Saturday daytime frequency reduced to every 15 minutes. Also, the route will no longer serve Farnborough Drive and will now terminate at Reed Square in Castle Vale.

Click here to view the timetable for service 67

  • Service 72 Chelmsley Wood to Solihull via Marston Green: Saturday frequency reduced to every 15 minutes.

Click here to view the timetable for service 72

From Sunday 27th April, the following services will operate revised timetables to improve reliability and better match passenger demand:

  • Service 1 –Tettenhall Wood to Dudley via Wolverhampton: This service will operate on a 10-minute weekday frequency.

Click here to view the timetable for service 1

  • Service 5 - West Bromwich to Sutton Coldfield via New Oscott: Monday to Saturday daytime frequency reduced to every 12 minutes. Additional journeys will operate from Sutton between 15:15 and 15:45, and arrivals into Sutton between 08:00 and 08:45, to support school capacity. 

Click here to view the timetable for service 5

  • Service 6 - Dudley to Stourbridge via Russells Hall Hospital: Monday to Saturday daytime frequency reduced to every 12 minutes.

Click here to view the timetable for service 6

  • Service 126 - Birmingham to Dudley via Bearwood: Weekday daytime frequency reduced to every 20 minutes. Services will be timed, to coordinate with services X8 and X10 to provide a combined frequency of every 6/6/8 minutes between Birmingham and Quinton (8/12 mins on X8 & X10 specifically).

Click here to view the timetable for service 126

  • Service X10 - Birmingham to Gornal Wood via Halesowen, Merry Hill: This service will be operating at a reduced frequency. A basic 20-minute frequency will remain in place Monday to Saturday during the day.

Click here to view the timetable for service X10

From Sunday 27th April, the following services will operate revised timetables to improve reliability and better match passenger demand:

  • Services 5 / 5A - Coventry to Coundon/Coventry - Coundon via Barker Butts Lane: These services will be replaced by a revised Service 7 and a new Service 7A. Both will operate via Barkers Butts Lane instead of Holyhead Road.
  • Services 7 / 7A - Bell Green to Coundon via Coventry: Will be re-routed to serve Barkers Butts Lane (replacing the 5/5A), as Holyhead Road will now be served by Service X1. Service 7A will additionally serve Norman Place Road (previously served by the 5).

Click here to view the timetable for service 7

Click here to view the timetable for service 7A

Changes to service numbers 1 to 10

From 27 April, buses will run every 20 minutes during the day on Monday to Saturdays.

View the new timetable here.

From 27 April, the timetable will be revised.

View the new timetable here. 

From 27 April, the timetable will be revised.

View the new timetable here.

From 27 April, buses will run every 12 minutes during the day on Monday to Saturdays.

Service withdrawn and replaced by a revised route 7 and 7A.

From Friday 16th May, these Banga services will be replaced by service 5 now operated by Chaserider, with a revised timetable and route.

Updated timetable to follow.

From 27 April, buses will run every 12 minutes during the day on Monday to Saturdays.

View the new timetable here. 

From 27 April, the route will be revised to serve Barkers Butts Lane instead of Holyhead Road, which will continue to be served by X1.

Additionally, service 7A will serve Norman Place Road (previously covered by service 5).

View the route 7 timetable here.

View the route 7A timetable here.

Changes to service numbers 11 to 25

From 27 April 2025, there will be a slight reduction in daytime bus frequency and some minor timetable changes. Buses will run every 10 minutes during the day.

View the new timetable here.

From 27 April, buses will run every 15 minutes during the day on Monday to Saturdays.

View the new timetable here. 

From Friday 21st March until 16th June this service will be operating on a diversion due to roadworks in Willenhall. 

Towards Pendeford

Buses will be diverted via Kempthorne Avenue, Hammond Avenue, Bushbury Lane and Elston Hall Lane then normal line of route.

 

Towards Wolverhampton

Buses will be diverted via Elston Hall Lane, Bushbury Lane, Hammond Avenue and Kempthorne Avenue then normal line of route.

Click here for further information and to view the timetable.

Changes to service numbes 26 to 50

Service 50 journeys ran by both National Express and Diamond Bus will be operating a revised timetable due to roadworks in Kings Heath.

There are also changes to stopping arrangements in Birmingham City Centre with buses now departing from bus stop MS1 on Moor Street.  

View the Diamond Bus timetable here.

View the National Express West Midlands timetable here.

Changes to service numbers 51 to 90

From 27 April, buses will run every 15 minutes during the day on Monday to Saturdays.

View the new timetable here. 

From 27 April, buses will run every 15 minutes during the day on Monday to Saturdays.

View the new timetable here.

From Monday 28th April, this Select Bus service will be operating on a revised timetable.

Click here to view the timetable.

From Friday 16th May, these Chaserider services will be operated on a revised timetable and route.

Updated timetables to follow.

From 27th April 2025, Saturday buses will run every 15 minutes.

View the new timetable here.

From Saturday 26th, Service 82 will be operating a revised timetable to improve punctuality. Some morning peak journeys will operate up to 10 minutes earlier throughout, please refer to timetables.

Click here to view the new timetable.

From Saturday 26th April, this Stagecoach service will be operating a revised timetable to address and improve current issues with punctuality. 

Click here to view more information on this service and the timetable.

Changes to service numbers 91 to 1000

From 27 April, buses will run every 20 minutes during the day on Monday to Saturdays.

View the timetable here.

From Saturday 26th April, this Stagecoach service will be operating a revised timetable to address and improve current issues with punctuality. 

Click here to view the service timetable.

Due to the long-term closure of Somerford Place, from Sunday, February 2nd, to Friday, August 29th, this service will operate on a diversion. 

To Walsall -
From Willenhall Road, the service will continue over the island onto The Keyway, then Bilston Lane, Rose Hill, Walsall Street and then it will follow normal line of route.

Click here to view the service timetable.

From Monday 28th April, this Select Bus service will be operating an amended route and timetable.

Click here to view the timetable.

From Monday 28th April, this Select Bus service will be operating on a revised timetable.

Click here to view the timetable.

Changes to service numbers A to Z

From 27 April, there will be some minor timetable changes.

View the new timetable here.

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