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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.
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Significant service changes from 20 July
From Sunday 20th July, the following services will operate revised routes and/or timetables to improve reliability and better match passenger demand:
Service 12 - Birmingham to Dudley: Will operate a revised timetable towards Birmingham, increasing the service to a 20-minute frequency.
Click here to view the service timetable
Service 12A - Birmingham to Dudley: Will be withdrawn by National Express. Diamond Bus will now opertate the 12A to a revised route and timetable.
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Service 13/13A - Birmingham to Oldbury/Blackheath: A revised service 13 will operate between Birmingham, Warley and Blackheath, replacing service 13A.
The section of the 13 route between Warley, The George and Oldbury will be withdrawn. The revised 13 will serve Bleakhouse Road, George Road, Bristnall Hall Road, Salop Road and Hurst Road and current line of route from Abbey Road to Blackheath.
Alternative services are available on most roads currently served by the 13 between Warley, The George and Oldbury:
- George Road will continue to be served by services 13, 22 and 54
- Bristnall Hall Road will continue to be served by services 13 and 54
- Vicarage Road will continue to be served by services 12 and 49
- The section of route between Oldbury and Warley, The George will be covered by new service 23, with buses extending to Brandhall to offer increased connections in this area, operating up to every 60 minutes Monday - Saturday.
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Service 14 Dudley - Blackheath via Oakham: Will now operate to a revised route, serving Darby’s Hill Road, City Road and Portway Hill. Passengers who require Regent Road, Elm Terrace and Poplar Avenue should now use service 12A.
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Service 14A Dudley - Halesowen via Tividale Hall and Blackheath: Will operate a revised Monday to Saturday timetable.
This service will now depart at the following times:
- 20:00
- 21:00
- 22:00
- 23:00
Sunday departures are unaffected.
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Service 214 - Dudley - Foxyards Estate via Priory Estate: Will now operate to a revised timetable. Some early and late journeys have been withdrawn due to low passenger usage.
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Service 215 - Dudley - Blackheath via Burnt Tree, Dixons Green: Will now operate between Dudley and Blackheath. This service will extend beyond Springfield Road, serving Dudley Road, Hawes Lane, Rowley Village, Birmingham Rd, Market Place and Halesowen Street.
Due to low passenger usage Warrens Hall Estate will no longer be served.
From Sunday 20th July, the following services will operate revised routes and/or timetables to improve reliability and better match passenger demand:
20 - Bearwood to Blackheath via Brandhall: This service will operate to a revised route and timetable.
The key changes are:
- The service will no longer operate to Oldbury via Lion Farm, meaning Throne Road, Shelsley Avenue, Hartlebury Road, Martley Road, Newbury Lane, Portway Road, Churchbridge and Halesowen Street will no longer be served by service 20. Services 3 & 3A offer alternative options in these areas.
- Instead, the service will operate to Blackheath via Oldbury Road, offering greater links to retail opportunities.
- In the Warley area, the service will no longer operate along Broadway, instead operating along a section of Pottery Road and Bleakhouse Road.
- In Bearwood, Adkins Lane Terminus and a section of Bearwood Road will no longer be served, with buses instead terminating at Rutland Road to improve punctuality on this service.
- The timetable will be amended due to this but also to improve general punctuality across the route.
- Service 23 will provide links between Brandhall and Oldbury replacing the link currently offered by service 20
Click here to view the service timetable
Service 21 - Bearwood to Oldbury via Londonderry: This service will operate to a revised route and timetable.
The key changes are:
- The service will no longer operate along Bearwood Road between Bearwood and Cape Hill, instead operating along Willow Avenue, Dorset Road, Sycamore Road and Grange Road in this area, to provide an alternative to service 22, which will no longer serve these roads.
- The timetable will be amended due to this but also to improve general punctuality across the route.
- In Bearwood, Adkins Lane Terminus and a section of Bearwood Road will no longer be served, with buses instead terminating at Rutland Road to improve punctuality on this service.
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Service 22 - Oldbury to Bearwood via Bristnall Fields: This service will operate to a revised route and timetable.
The key changes are:
- The service will no longer operate along Willow Avenue, Dorset Road, Sycamore Road, Grange Road, Waterloo Road, Bearwood Road, Church Road and Stanhope Road between Bearwood and Warley to improve reliability of the service
- Willow Avenue, Dorset Road, Sycamore Road, Grange Road and Waterloo Road will be covered by service 21 between Bearwood and Oldbury.
- Bearwood Road, Church Road and Stanhope Road will continue to be served by service 54 operating between West Bromwich and Worlds End.
- The service is extended beyond Bearwood to Midland Metropolitan Hospital via Sandon Road, City Road, Shenstone Road, Dudley Road and Grove Lane to offer increased connections to the Hospital.
- As a result of this, in Bearwood, Adkins Lane Terminus and a section of Bearwood Road will no longer be served, with buses instead serving Rutland Road.
- This service will also be operating at an increased frequency.
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Service 23 - Oldbury to Brandhall via Warley: New service, replacing service 13 between Oldbury and Warley, The George. From Warley, The George, buses will extend to Brandhall via Bleakhouse Road, Perry Hill Road, Tame Road and Foley Drive.
Buses will run approximately every 60 minutes, Monday to Saturday.
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Service 64 - West Bromwich to Wednesbury via Hill Top: This service will operate an amended timetable to improve punctuality.
From Sunday 20th July, the following services will operate revised routes and/or timetables to improve reliability and better match passenger demand:
Service 46/46A – QE Hospital to Kings Heath/Hawkesley via Northfield: These services will be withdrawn and replaced by alternative services:
- 48 West Bromwich to Hawkesley via QE Hospital & Northfield – this service will be extended to Hawkesley every 20 minutes, following the route of the current 46 between Northfield and Hawkesley.
- X20 Bromsgrove – Birmingham via QE Hospital every 30 minutes
- 27 Rubery, Great Park – Solihull via Northfield, Brandwood End, Kings Heath & Yardley Wood, every 30 minutes, with buses continuing beyond Yardley Wood to Solihull every 60 minutes.
The best alternative service will depend on where you currently travel to and from:
- Customers who currently board the 46/46A between Hawkesley and Northfield travelling towards QE Hospital and vice versa are advised to use the new 48 service
- Customers who board or alight on Black Haynes Road, Swarthmore Road, Middle Park Road, or Gibbins Road are advised to use the X20 service.
- Customers who board or alight in the Brandwood End area are advised to use the new 27 service.
- Travel between Hawkesley and Kings Heath will continue to be provided for by service 35 Hawkesley – Birmingham via Kings Heath.
Click here to view the timetable for service 48
Click here to view the timetable for service X20
Click here to view the timetable for service 35
Service 61 – Birmingham to Frankley via Selly Oak, Northfield: This service will operate to a revised route and timetable.
This service will no longer serve Ormond Road, Boleyn Road, Egghill Lane, Borrowdale Road/Norrington Road, Trescott Road, or Hoggs Lane. Instead, it will operate directly from the terminus at Frankley (New Street) via New Street, Holly Hill, Frgmill Road, Tessall Lane and Frankley Beeches Road to Northfield then Birmingham.
- Ormond Road will continue to be served by service 63.
- Allens Cross (Egghill Lane, Borrowdale Road/Norrington Road, and Trescott Road) will be served by service 27.
- Hoggs Lane will continue to be served by the 18 and also the 27.
Click here to view the service timetable
Service 27 – Solihull/Yardley Wood to Rubery Great Park via Northfield: This service will operate to a revised route and timetable.
The key changes are:
- Buses will continue beyond Frankley to Rubery Great Park, providing new direct links to Great Park
- Between Frankley and Northfield, the 27 will be re-routed via Allens Cross. Borrowdale Road, Trescott Road and Norrington Road will be served to provide an alternative to the 61 that will no longer serve these roads.
- Between Kings Heath and Yardley Wood, the 27 will follow a new route via Brandwood End (replacing the 46), then via Broad Lane / Warstock Road to rejoin the current route at Glastonbury Road.
- The service will extend beyond Yardley Wood Bus Garage to Solihull, providing a replacement for withdrawn service 169.
Buses will operate:
- Every 30 minutes between Rubery Great Park and Yardley Wood Station.
- Every 60 minutes beyond Yardley Wood to Solihull.
These route changes mean that Addison Road, Barn Lane and Hollybank Road will no longer be served by the 27. Addison Road will remain served by the 11A/C Outer Circle and Hollybank Road by the 76 Solihull – QE Hospital via Kings Heath.
No replacement service will be provided on Barn Lane, as this will become a restricted access road in the next phase of the Low Traffic Neighbourhood plan for the area.
Click here to view the service timetable
Service 169 – King's Heath to Solihull via Shirley: This service will be withdrawn and substantially replaced by a revised 27 service operating every 60 minutes.
Service 27 will serve the majority of the current 169 route between Kings Heath and Solihull, with some exceptions:
- Brook Lane and Trittiford Road will no longer be served — passengers in these areas are advised to use services 3, 11A, or 11C.
- Watwood Road and Haslucks Green Road will no longer be served – the 27 will instead serve nearby Delrene Road.
- Solihull Retail Park will also be omitted, with the route continuing via Longmore Road and Widney Lane, then terminating in Solihull Town Centre, rather than Solihull Interchange (railway station).
There will be additional buses provided on the 27 during the AM peak towards Solihull, providing earlier first arrivals in Solihull compared to the current 169.
Significant service changes from 1st June
From Sunday 1st June, the following services will operate revised routes and/or timetables to improve reliability and better match passenger demand:
Services 934, 935, 936, 937, and 937A: Services 936 and 937 will replace withdrawn services 934, 935, 936, 937, and 937A and operate a revised route and timetable.
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Service 936 – Birmingham to Walsall via Kingstanding and Pheasey: Buses will follow the current 934 route but will now run along Sutton Road, no longer serving Fallowfield Road and Daffodil Road. In Pheasey, buses will serve Hillingford Avenue, Frampton Way, Doe Bank Lane, Stanhope Way, and Romney Way.
Services 936 and 937 will run up to every 10 minutes between Birmingham and Kingstanding, up to every 20 minutes to Walsall via Pheasey, and up to every 20 minutes to Brownhills via Aldridge.
Click here to view the timetable for service 936
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Service 937 – Birmingham to Brownhills via Kingstanding and Aldridge: Buses will now serve Rough Road and George Frederick Road.
Services 936 and 937 will run a combined frequency of up to every 10 minutes between Birmingham and Kingstanding, with extensions as described above.
Click here to view the timetable for service 937
Service 997S – Fortis Academy to Birmingham: This service will be withdrawn and replaced by services 997 and 998 operating a revised route and timetable.
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Service 997 – Birmingham to Walsall via Pheasey
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Buses will be rerouted in Pheasey to operate via Collingwood Drive and Queslett Road in both directions. Hillingford Avenue, Frampton Way, Doe Bank Lane, and Stanhope Way will now be served by the revised 936.
Click here to view the timetable for service 997
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Service 998 – Birmingham to Streetly via Queslett and Aldridge Road: New service, replacing the 935 in Streetly. Buses will follow the same route as the 997 between Birmingham and Queslett Road/The Queslett, then continue along the current 935 route to Streetly (Hardwick Arms).
Click here to view the timetable for service 998
Between the 997 and new 998 services, buses will run up to every 15 minutes between Birmingham, Old Oscott, and Pheasey
Services 77 and 77A – Walsall to Erdington: Services 77 and 77A will operate a revised route between Walsall and New Oscott to cover sections of withdrawn services 934 and 935. There are no changes to service 77S.
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Service 77 – Walsall to Erdington: Buses will now run via Fallowfield Road and Daffodil Road between Walsall and Barr Beacon.
In Streetly, the service will follow the current 935 route between Barr Beacon and Bakers Lane/Sutton Oak Road, then continue via Sutton Oak Road, Kingstanding Road, and Rough Road.
Click here to view the timetable for service 77
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Service 77A – Walsall to Erdington: This service will follow the same revised routing as the 77 - via Fallowfield Road and Daffodil Road to Barr Beacon, and then following the former 935 route through Streetly as described above.
Click here to view the timetable for service 77A
Services 78/78A Sutton Coldfield - Hundred Acre via Mere Green: These services will operate a revised route in Streetly, with the services now operating via Bridle Lane, Ferndale Road, Blackwood Road, and Foley Road West to cover areas affected by changes to services 77 and 77A. Service 78A will now also terminate at The Queslett to improve reliability.
From Sunday 1st June, the following services will operate revised routes and/or timetables to improve reliability and better match passenger demand:
Services 20 and 20A – QE Hospital to Bromsgrove/Cofton Hackett: Services 20 and 20A will be withdrawn and replaced by new service X20.
Service X20 Service – Birmingham to Bromsgrove: Introduced to replace the 20 and 20A, the X20 will serve Birmingham, QE Hospital, Northfield, Longbridge, Rednal, Catshill, and Bromsgrove.
Buses will run:
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Up to every 30 minutes between Birmingham and Rednal
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Up to every 60 minutes between Birmingham and Bromsgrove
- Cofton Hackett will not be served, but will continue to be served by 145/145A operated by Diamond Bus
From Sunday 1st June, the following services will operate revised routes and/or timetables to improve reliability and better match passenger demand:
Services 48 and 48A – West Bromwich to QE Hospital/Northfield/Bearwood: Service 48A will be withdrawn. Service 48 will be extended to Northfield and operate a revised route, replacing sections of the current 76 and 48A services.
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Service 48 – West Bromwich to QE Hospital (extended to Northfield): The 48 will now extend to Northfield to cover parts of the revised service 76. Buses will also serve University Station instead of the Hospital Interchange.
Click here to view the timetable for service 48
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Service 48A – West Bromwich to Bearwood: This service will be withdrawn. It will be partially replaced by:
- A more frequent 48 service
- A revised Diamond service 54.
Service 54 - West Bromwich to Worlds End via Smethwick: As mentioned above, this service will be operating a revised route and time to cover sections of withdrawn service 48A. The service is being rerouted via George Road in Warley, will also no longer serve Hilltop Road or Salop Road, which will be instead be served by service 22.
Click here to view the timetable for service 54
Service 22 - Oldbury to Bearwood via Bristnall Fields: As mentioned above, service 22 will be operating a revised timetable and route, now serving Hilltop Road and part of Salop Road in Warley, this will provide an alternative service to service 54 that will no longer cover these areas.
From Sunday 1st June, the following services will operate revised routes and/or timetables to improve reliability and better match passenger demand:
Service 15 – Wombourne to Merry Hill Centre: This service will operate a revised route between Wombourne and Merry Hill Centre.
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The service will now run between Wombourne and Merry Hill only.
- An increased frequency on service 16 will cover the section between Wolverhampton and Wombourne (operating at a frequency of every 20 minutes Monday - Friday)
- In Wombourne, the route has also been revised with buses now operating via Bridgnorth Road, Common Road, Giggetty Lane, Planks Lane, Church Road, High Street, and Maypole Street.
Click here to view the timetable for service 15
Click here to view the timetable for service 16
Service 16A - Wolverhampton to Wombourne via Penn: Newly introduced service operating Monday - Friday evenings, and all day Sunday.
Ongoing works
Service 57 – Wolverhampton to Bilston via Wednesfield:
Due to ongoing delays caused by works in the Willenhall area, this Diamond service will be curtailed to run between Wolverhampton and Willenhall only. Buses will terminate at Willenhall, John Street. This change is intended to help improve punctuality for residents along the route between Wolverhampton and Willenhall.
Tyler Road and Owen Road in Willenhall will no longer be served as a result.
Customers affected by the withdrawn section of service 57 are advised to use the following alternative services:
- 23/23A Willenhall – Wednesbury via Bilston
- 25 Wolverhampton – Pendeford via Bilston
- 310 Willenhall – Wednesbury via Darlaston
- 326 Bloxwich – Bilston via Willenhall
On completion of roadworks, TfWM will review the situation and consider restoring the service to its full route, subject to traffic conditions.
Updated timetable to follow.
Service 326 – Bloxwich to Bilston via Willenhall:
Due to ongoing delays on the road network in the Willenhall area, a revised timetable will be introduced on this Diamond service to support more punctual operations.
TfWM has worked with Diamond Bus to deploy additional resource on weekdays, allowing a half-hourly frequency to be maintained while accounting for longer journey times.
There are no changes to the line of route, although buses towards Bloxwich will continue to follow the existing diversion around Willenhall.
Customers are advised to check the new timetable, as buses will depart at different minutes past the hour. Service 326 will now depart from Stand F at Bilston Bus Station.
Updated timetable to follow.
Due to roadworks on Somerford Place in Willenhall, buses using the stops affected will be diverting into Willenhall via Keyway and Bilston Road to Market Place.
Services affected:
529 - Walsall to Wolverhampton via Willenhall
Changes to service numbers 1 to 10
Changes to service numbers 11 to 25
Changes to service numbes 26 to 50
Changes to service numbers 51 to 90
Due to ongoing delays caused by works in the Willenhall area, from 15th June 2025 this Diamond service will be curtailed to run between Wolverhampton and Willenhall only. Buses will terminate at Willenhall, John Street. This change is intended to help improve punctuality of the service for residents along the route between Wolverhampton and Willenhall.
Tyler Road and Owen Road in Willenhall will no longer be served as a result of this change.
Customers using the withdrawn section of service 57 are advised to use alternative services:
- 23/23A Willenhall – Wednesbury via Bilston
- 25 Wolverhampton – Pendeford via Bilston
- 310 Willenhall – Wednesbury via Darlaston
- 326 Bloxwich – Bilston via Willenhall
On completion of roadworks, TfWM will review the situation and restore the service to the full length of route providing that traffic conditions allow for a punctual service to be provided.
Updated timetable to follow.
Changes to service numbers 91 to 1000
From 16 June, there will be minor changes to this Stagecoach service to improve punctuality:
- The 7:25 from Stoke Heath will now start at 7:10 and run 15 minutes earlier
- The 16:15 from Arena Shopping Park will now depart at 16:45 and run 30 minutes later
Changes to service numbers A to Z
From 19 July, this service will be operating a revised timetable, the 14:35 journey from Kingshurst Way will now depart at 14:42 and run 7 minutes later.