Cross City Bus
We’re making it quicker and easier to travel across the West Midlands by bus.
New bus lanes, bus priority at busy junctions and improvements to stops will provide more reliable, regular and predictable journey times improving the travelling experience for all bus passengers along our most used bus routes.
New cross city services will reduce the need to change buses in Birmingham city centre, making bus travel quicker, easier and more attractive.
Our proposed new routes go via Birmingham city centre. They are:
- Longbridge – Hamstead
- Druids Heath – Dudley
- Longbridge – Castle Vale
- Bartley Green – Chelmsley Wood
- West Bromwich – Chelmsley Wood
To find out more, including how you can share your feedback, please view the routes below.
Routes in development
Longbridge – Hamstead
This route is used by the 45 and 47 bus services (along the A441) south of Birmingham city centre and the 16 service north of the city centre.
Druids Heath - Dudley
This route is used by the 50 bus service south of Birmingham city centre and the 126 service west of the city centre.
Longbridge - Castle Vale
This route is used by the 61 and 63 bus services south of Birmingham city centre and the 64, X4 and X14 services north of the city centre, along the A38.
Bartley Green - Chelmsley Wood
This route is used by the X22 bus service south-west of Birmingham city centre and the 97 service east of the city centre.
West Bromwich - Chelmsley Wood
This route is used by the 74 bus service west of Birmingham city centre and the 97 service east of the city centre.
Funding
Cross City Bus is funded by:
- Department for Transport – Better Deal for Bus Users Funding
- WMCA City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS) Funding
- Birmingham City Council Clean Air Zone Funding