Nearly 20 key National Express West Midlands bus services are to undergo route and timetable changes during the school half term break.
Many of the services, which stretch all across the city, will be operating on a temporarily revised timetables from October 27 to November 1.
The company will also be taking over the number 54 and 55 routes which is currently run by Diamond Buses from Worlds End to West Bromwich and replacing them with the 54 and 54A.
Meanwhile, the number 36 which runs from Heartlands Hospital, Tyseley, Acocks Green and Sparkhill, will no longer be operated by National Express .
D etails and timetables for all the bus services affected by the changes are available online at www.nxbus.co.uk or in bus shops. Key information is also highlighted below.
These services will undergo some minor route and timetable amendments from October 27 onwards:
10 Birmingham - Quinton
- The terminus on Colmore Row will move to stop SH1 (the same stop as service 24)
- From Four Dwellings School buses will operate direct from Quinton Road West onto Simmons Drive
- At the end of Simmons Drive, buses will then run along Quinton Road West to Hopedale Road and serve Faraday Avenue and Firsby Road before rejoining the current route from West Boulevard
- Timetables have been revised throughout the week
27 Maypole - Harborne
- The terminus will no longer operate from High Street, Green Man
- A new terminus will operate from outside Waitrose, Vivian Road
- Minor alterations to timetables
36 Heartlands Hospital - Tyseley - Acocks Green - Sparkhill
- This service will not be operated by National Express West Midlands from 27th October 2019 due to the end of the contract
- Customers should check the Network West Midlands website for more information
71 Chelmsley Wood - Castle Vale - Sutton Coldfield
- Weekday timetable has been revised
- Most journeys are unchanged but there are some amendments to morning peak services
- There are no changes to weekend services
Sprint bus route plans
The below services have revised timetables from October 27 onwards, to help improve service reliability:
- 12 Dudley - Birmingham
- 12A Dudley - Birmingham
- 13 Oldbury - Birmingham
- 13A Blackheath - Birmingham
- 19 Q.E. Hospital - Dudley
- 46 Great Barr (Scott Arms) to West Bromwich
- 76 Solihull - QE Hospital / Birmingham University
- X8 Wolverhampton - Birmingham
- X10 Gornal Wood - Birmingham
These services will operate on revised timetables between October 27 and November 1 only. This is due to the lower levels of congestion and faster journey times usually experienced during school half term holidays. From November 2 the services will return to normal timetables:
- 1 Birmingham Five Ways - Cannon Hill Park - Moseley - Springfield - Acocks Green
- 1A Fox Hollies - Acocks Green - Springfield - Moseley - Cannon Hill Park - University / QE Hospital
- 4 Solihull - Acocks Green - Birmingham
- 4A Gospel Oak - Acocks Green - Birmingham
- 5 West Bromwich - Great Barr (Scott Arms) - Pheasey - New Oscott - Sutton Coldfield
- 18 Yardley Wood Bus Garage - Cotteridge - Northfield - Bangham Pit - Bartley Green
- 28 Small Heath (Heartlands Hospital) - Bordesley Green - Fox & Goose - Erdington - Great Barr (Scott Arms)
- 33 Birmingham - Newtown - Perry Barr - Kingstanding - Pheasey
- 35 Birmingham - Moseley - Kings Heath - Pool Farm - Hawkesley
- 45 Birmingham - Stirchley - Cotteridge - Walkers Heath - West Heath - Longbridge
- 47 Birmingham - Stirchley - Cotteridge - Turves Green - Longbridge
- 51 Birmingham - Newtown - Perry Barr - Great Barr (Scott Arms) - Walsall
- 61 Frankley - Northfield - Selly Oak - Birmingham
- 63 Birmingham - Selly Oak - Northfield - Longbridge - Rubery - Frankley
- 74 Birmingham - Handsworth - West Bromwich - Great Bridge - Dudley
- 82 Birmingham - Dudley Road - Cape Hill - Bearwood
- 87 Birmingham - Dudley Road - Cape Hill - Smethwick - Oldbury - Dudley
- X1 Birmingham - Birmingham International Airport - International Station/NEC - Coventry
- X2 Birmingham - Yardley - Sheldon, Wheatsheaf - Old Lode Lane - Solihull
- X3 Birmingham - Aston Expressway - Erdington - Sutton Coldfield - Hill Hook - Lichfield
- X4 Birmingham - Aston Expressway - Erdington - Sutton Coldfield - Minworth, Asda
- X5 Birmingham - Aston Expressway - Erdington - Sutton Coldfield - Roughley
- X14 Birmingham - Pype Hayes - Walmey - Falcon Lodge - Sutton Coldfield
- X51 Birmingham - Great Barr (Scott Arms) - Walsall - Cannock
- 529 Wolverhampton - Nechells - Willenhall - Bentley - Walsall
- 907 Birmingham - Perry Barr - New Oscott - Sutton Coldfield
