Birmingham city centre
The Cross City Bus routes require changes to the roads at key points within the Birmingham middle ring road (A4540) to enable buses to seamlessly travel from one side of the city to the other. TfWM will lead on the development of selected city centre projects, while also working in partnership with those already delivering initiatives to ensure our shared goals are reflected in their plans.
This map shows the city centre area of Birmingham with proposed cross-city bus corridors marked in red lines and complementary routes in grey. Eleven numbered points identify key streets and junctions.
Numbered locations (1–11):
- Old Snow Hill between Summer Lane and Queensway
- Colmore Circus / Snow Hill Queensway
- Colmore Row between Church Street and Colmore Circus
- Great Charles Street Queensway
- Lyon Queensway and Brunel Street
- Hill Street between Station Street and Smallbrook Queensway
- Bath Row between Bishopgate Street and Granville Street
- Wheeleys Lane
- Bristol Street
- Sherlock Street / Gooch Street
- Jennens Road between Middleway and Cardigan Street
Map features:
- The red cross-city bus corridors run through the heart of Birmingham, linking key arterial roads to the wider network.
- Grey lines represent complementary bus routes.
Why it's happening
The changes would speed up existing bus services and make them more reliable. By improving the reliability of buses, we can also look at introducing new longer services where you won’t need to change buses in Birmingham.
This project will also be looking at how we can make it easier to change between buses in the city centre, by moving bus stops closer together.
Learn more about Cross City Bus
Your feedback
In 2024, Birmingham City Council asked local residents for their feedback on the introduction of bus priority measures in the city centre, as part of their City Centre Movement and Access Strategy. To find out more please follow the links below:
- Consultation on the City Centre Movement and Access Strategy (Part 1)
- Consultation on the City Centre Movement and Access Strategy (Part 2)
Later this year, we will be sharing a proposal about additional bus priority measures in the city centre and you’ll have the opportunity to give us your feedback. To be notified of the consultation going live, please sign up to updates on Commonplace – our online engagement platform.