Wolverhampton and West Walsall Service Changes from 24 July 2011
As part of the Network Review process undertaken with Centro we will be introducing a number of service changes in the Wolverhampton and West Walsall areas from Sunday, 24 July 2011. The changes are timed to take place to coincide with the opening of the new Bus Station in Wolverhampton.
Some of the route changes reflect the different travel patterns that exist today. Lightly used sections may have fewer buses whilst busier sections may have more buses. Some buses have been taken from lightly used services to enable longer and busier routes more running time. For instance extra buses have been added to the 126 and 559.
The changes have been designed after an extensive period of consultation with passengers, our own staff, non-users and local councillors involving ourselves, other operators and Centro.
Cross city service 1, 2, 3 and 4 have been routed around the city centre to provide the best access to shops and workplaces with some stops also fairly close to the bus station. The routes ensure that more people have access to the Market area, Queen Square, Market Street, Princess Street, Cleveland Street and places such as Asda on Waterloo Road.
Details of the new National Express West Midlands services:
For details of changes to other operators services please see the Network West Midlands website.
Service 1: Dudley - Sedgley - Wolverhampton - Tettenhall Wood via Dudley Road and Tettenhall Road
- New, frequent cross city service combining the 501 and 558.
- Better City Centre access.
- More buses to Tettenhall Wood on Sundays.
View and download the timetable for Service 1 (PDF)
Service 2: Bushbury Hill -Wolverhampton - Warstones (East Croft Road) via Cannock Road, Lea Road and Warstones Drive
- Frequent cross city service combining the 512 and 598.
- Better City Centre access, including the markets area.
- Serves more of the Bushbury Hill area (Kempthorne Avenue, Hammond Avenue, Leacroft Avenue, Old Fallings Lane and Whitgreave Avenue are served as a one way loop).
View and download the timetable for Service 2 (PDF)
Service 3: Fordhouses - Wolverhmpton - Castlecroft via Marsh Lane, Stafford Road and Merridale Road
- Frequent cross city service combining the 503/503A/503W and 543.
- Better City Centre access, including the markets area and Asda (Warterloo Road).
- Serves the new i54 employment area.
View and download the timetable for Service 3 (PDF)
Service 4: Pendeford - Wolverhampton - Warstones Road - Spring Hill via Blaydon Road, Stafford Road, Merridale Road and Leasowes Drive
- New, frequent cross city service combining the 504, 505, 506/A, 507/A services and the 513.
- Better City Centre access, including the markets area and Asda (Waterloo Road)
- Serves more of Warstones Road.
View and download the timetable for Service 4 (PDF)
Service 5: Wolverhampton to Codsall via Whitmore Reans and Aldersley
- Regular service to Bilbrook and Codsall, replaces the 535 service.
- Serves more of Bilbrook, the new service will operate via Duck Lane, Bilbrook Road and Elliotts Lane.
- Serves City Centre and new Bus Station, for easy access to the Rail Station.
View and download the timetable for Service 5 (PDF)
Service 6: Wolverhampton - Pendeford - Wobaston via Dudley Road and Tettenhall Road
- New, simple, frequent service for Aldersley, Pendeford and Wobastonr (replaces parts of services 504, 505, 506 and 507, along with the new services 3 and 4).
- Serves new i54 employment area and Morrisons
- Terminates at Patshull Avenue.
Service 10: Wolverhampton - Perton via Compton and Tettenhall Wood
- Replaces the 510 service.
- Improved route at Perton terminus to reducing journey times for passengers.
- Serves City Centre and new Bus Station, for easy access to Rail Station.
View and download the timetable for Service 10 (PDF)
Service 11: Wolverhampton - Underhill via Cannock Road and Fallings Park
- Simpler route with no evening diversions, replaces services 511/511A.
- Serves new Bus Station, for easy access to Rail Station.
View and download the timetable for Service 11 (PDF)
Service 25: Wolverhampton - Wobaston - New Cross - Willenhall - Bilston via Park Road East, Gorsebrook Road, Stafford Road, Low Hill and Fibbersley
- Links North Wolverhampton with New Cross Hospital, Willenhall and Bilston.
- Provides links to new i54 employment area.
Service 26: Wolverhampton - Goldthorn Park - Bilston via Upper Villiers Street and Parkfield Road
- Together with services 27/27A provides a regular 15 minute service for Goldthorn Park (Monday - Saturday daytimes).
- Replaces service 526 (for journeys between Bilston and Stowlawn use service 34).
- Serves Market Street and the new Bus Station.
View and download the timetable for Service 26 (PDF)
Services 27 and 27A: Wolverhapton - Goldthorn Park - Sedgley - Gornal Wood - Dudley via Lower Villiers Street and Jews Lane (27) or Milking Bank (27A)
- Quicker link to Dudley via Gornal Wood, replacing services 527/527A.
- Together with service 26 provides a regular 15 minute service to Goldthorn Park (Monday - Saturday daytimes).
- Serves the new Bus Station.
View and download the timetable for Services 27 and 27A (PDF)
Service 28: Wolverhampton - New Cross Hospital - New Invention - Willenhall via Heath Town, Prestwood Road, Peacock Avenue and Coppice Lane
- Replaces service 528 on Prestwood Road West and Linthouse Lane (in Ashmore Park use high frquency service 59 and between Willenhall and Bilston use service 25).
- Links the new Bus Station to New Cross Hospital.
- Provide connections to New Cross Hospital from New Invention and Willenhall.
View and download the timetable for Services 28 and 28E (PDF)
Services 32 and 33: Wolverhapton - Northwood Park (Circulars) via Stafford Street and Bushbury Lane
- Replacing services 532 and 533.
- New Sunday service introduced.
View and download the timetable for Services 32 and 33 (PDF)
Service 34: Walsall - Darlaston - Bilston - Stowlawn via Wednesbury Road, Hall Street and Lunt Road
- Frequency between Walsall and Bilston increased to every 20 minutes (Monday - Saturday daytime).
- Connects Stowlawn with Bilston, Darlaston and Walsall.
View and download the timetable for Service 34 (PDF)
Service 38: Walsall - Manor Hospital - Darlaston - Wednesbury via Pleck Road and Kings Hill
- New link for Manor Hospital from Walsall, Darlaston and Wednesbury.
- New service for the Kings Hill area of Darlaston.
View and download the timetable for Service 38 (PDF)
Service 39: Walsall - Darlaston - Bilston - Wolverhampton via Wednesbury Road and Herberts Park (Wolverhampton Street)
- New link between Walsall and Wolverhampton via Darlaston and Bilston
- Replaces service 339 and extended to Wolverhampton City Centre.
- Frequency between Walsall and Bilston is increased to every 20 minutes (Monday - Saturday daytime).
View and download the timetable for Service 39 (PDF)
Service 40: Wolverhampton - Walsall via Willenhall and Lodge Farm
- Quicker link to Walsall from Bentley and Lodge Farm.
- Replaces service 340 and is extended to provide a new link through to Wolverhampton.
- Serves the new Wolverhampton Bus Station, for easy links to the rail station.
View and download the timetable for Service 40 (PDF)
Service 41: Walsall - Willenhall via Lodge Farm and New Invention
- Regular links between Walsall, Lodge Farm, New Invention and Willenhall, replaces service 341..
View and download the timetable for Service 41 (PDF)
Service 59: Wolverhampton - Ashmore Park via Wednesfield
- High frequency service all day, replacing service 559.
- Serves Queen Street in Wolverhampton (for City Centre shopping) and the new Wolverhampton Bus Station, for easy access to the rail station.
View and download the timetable for Service 59 (PDF)
Services 62 and 62A: Wolverhampton - Finchfield (62) / Compton Square (62A) via Whitmore Reans
- Renumbered services 562 and 563.
View and download the timetable for Services 62 and 62A (PDF)
Service 69: Wolverhampton - Walsall via Wednesfield, New Invention and Beechdale
- Serves City Centre and Markets area.
- Replaces service 369.
- With service 89 provids a connection between New Cross Hospital and the City Centre.
View and download the timetable for Service 69 (PDF)
Services 70 and 70A: Walsall - Bloxwich via Beechdale
- Renumbered to replace services 370 and 370A.
- Timetable is unchanged.
View and download the timetable for Service 70 and 70A (PDF)
Service 79: Wolverhampton - West Bromwich via Darlaston and Wednesbury
- New timetable providing a more reliable service between Wolverhampton and West Bromwich.
- Services 39 and 79 combine to provide a high frequency service between Wolverhampton and Bilston.
- New service 75 provides a link from Wednesbury to West Bromwich and on to Birmingham.
- Service 74 continues to run between Dudley, West Bromwich and Birmingham.
View and download the timetable for Services 75 and 79 (PDF)
View and download the timetable for Services 74 and 75 (PDF)
Service 81: Wolverhampton - Merry Hill via Dudley
- Replaces service 581 between Wolverhampton and Coseley.
- From Coseley serves Vicarage Road West, Birmingham New Road, Forest Road and Priory Road.
- Extended via the current service 583 route to Merry Hill.
View and download the timetable for Service 81 (PDF)
Service 82: Wolverhampton - Dudley via Bilston
- Services 81 and 82 replace services 582 and 583.
- Between Wolverhampton City Centre, Deans Road, Moseley Road, Bilston, Coseley, Wrens Nest and Dudley use service 82.
- In Wilkinson Avenueuse service 401.
- Between Wrens Nest and Dudley use services 82 or X96.
View and download the timetable for Service 82 (PDF)
Service 89: Wolverhampton - Walsall via Wednesfield, New Invention, Bloxwich and Pelsall
- Replaces service 908 between Walsall, High Heath, Pelsall, Bloxwich, New Invention and Wolverhampton City Centre.
- This service will serve the hospityal gates but will not go through the hospital grounds (for buses through the grounds see service 28)
- Pelsall is also served by service 8.
- Between New Invention and Wolverhampton City Centre passengers can use either service 69 or 89.
- Serves Queen Square, the Market area and Cleveland Road / Princess Street.
View and download the timetable for Service 89 (PDF)
Service 126: Wolverhampton - Birmingham via Dudley and Bearwood
- New timetable providing a more reliable service.
- Serving the new Wolverhampton Bus Station, for easy access to the rail station.
View and download the timetable for Service 126 (PDF)
Service 255: Wolverhampton - Merry Hill via Wombourne
Service 256: Wolverhampton - Stourbridge via Kingswinford
- Minor timetable changes.
- Both services now serve the new Wolverhampton Bus Station for easy access to the rail station.
View and download the timetable for Services 255 and 256 (PDF)
Service 529: Wolverhampton - Walsall via Willenhall
- New timetable providing a more reliable service.
- Now serves the new Wolverhampton Bus Station for easy access to the rail station.
View and download the timetable for Service 529 (PDF)
For details of changes to other operators services please see the Network West Midlands website.
Published 27th June 2011