Published: 9th April 2025
From the start of service until around 4pm on Sunday 4th May 2025, there will be several diversions and changes to stops in Birmingham City Centre whilst the Great Birmingham Run takes place. The following services will be affected: 1, 2, 3, 4, 4A, 5, 6, 7, 8A, 8C, 9, 12, 12A, 13, 13A, 16, 17, 23, 24, 35, 45, 47, 50, 52, 60, 80, 82, 87, 97, 101, 126, X1, X2, X8 & X10
Heading towards Five Ways
Buses will divert from Wake Green Road via Alcester Road, Haden Way, Belgrave Middleway, Belgrave Underpass, Lee Bank Middleway, Five Ways Island, and Calthorpe Road to terminate at the normal stop.
Heading towards Acocks Green
Buses will divert from Calthorpe Road via Highfield Road, Harborne Road, Five Ways Island, Lee Bank Middleway, Belgrave Underpass, Belgrave Middleway, Haden Circus, Haden Way, Moseley Road, St Mary’s Row, and Wake Green Road to rejoin the normal line of route.
Heading towards Birmingham
Buses will follow the normal line of route but will not be able to serve the drop down stop at the Markets. Buses will use stop MS2 on Moor Street instead.
Heading from Birmingham
Buses will follow the normal line of route.
Heading towards Birmingham
Buses will terminate at stop SQ4 on Snow Hill Queensway.
Heading from Birmingham
Buses will pick up from stop SQ1 on Snow Hill Queensway and then follow the normal line of route out of the City Centre.
Services 8A & 8C will have two diversions in place, one at Belgrave Middleway and one in the Jewellery Quarter.
Diversion 1 - Belgrave Middleway
8A towards Small Heath
Buses will divert from Lee Bank Middleway via Belgrave Underpass, and Belgrave Middleway to rejoin the normal line of route.
8C towards Ladywood
Buses will follow the reverse of the above diversion.
Diversion 2 - Jewellery Quarter
8A towards Aston
Buses will continue along Icknield Street then divert via Heaton Street, Hockley Hill, and Well Street to rejoin the normal line of route.
8C towards Highgate
Buses will divert from Well Street via Great Hampton Street, Hockley Circus, Heaton Street, Icknield Street, and rejoin the normal line of route after the junction with Warstone Lane.
Heading towards Birmingham
Buses will divert from Hagley Road via Islington Row Middleway, Bristol Street, Queensway Tunnels, Great Charles Street, St Chads Queensway, and Snow Hill Queensway to terminate at stop SQ5 on Snow Hill Queensway.
Heading from Birmingham
Buses will start at stop SQ5 on Snow Hill Queensway, then divert via Colmore Circus, Priory Queensway, Corporation Street, James Watt Queensway, Lancaster Circus, St Chads Queensway, Queensway Tunnels, Bristol Street, Lee Bank Middleway, Islington Row Middleway, Five Ways Island, and Hagley Road to rejoin the normal line of route.
Heading towards Birmingham
Buses will terminate at stop NS6 on Smallbrook Queensway. The Markets will not be served during this time.
Heading from Birmingham
Buses will start from stop NS6 on Smallbrook Queensway, then use Smallbrook Queensway, Holloway Circus, Smallbrook Queensway, and Moor Street Queensway to rejoin the normal line of route.
Heading towards Birmingham
Buses will follow the normal line of route but will not serve the drop down stop at the Markets.
Heading from Birmingham
Buses will follow the normal line of route.
Heading towards Birmingham
Buses will divert from Harborne Road via Five Ways Island, Islington Row Middleway, Bath Row, Holloway Head, and Smallbrook Queensway to rejoin the normal line of route.
Heading from Birmingham
Buses will divert from stop PQ3 on Corporation Street via Old Square, Corporation Street, James Watt Queensway, St Chads Queensway, Queensway Tunnels, Suffolk Street Queensway, Holloway Head, Bath Row, Wheeleys Road, Islington Row Middleway, and Calthorpe Road to rejoin the normal line of route.
Heading towards Birmingham
Buses will divert from Gooch Street via Highgate Street, Upper Highgate Street, Leopold Street, Highgate Middleway, Camp Hill, and Bradford Street to rejoin the normal line of route to Moor Street where buses will terminate at stop MS1. Buses will not serve the drop down stop at the Markets.
Heading from Birmingham
Buses will start from stop MS1 on Moor Street, then divert via Moor Street Queensway, u-turn at the bus gate outside Moor Street Station to return along Moor Street Queensway, Park Street, High Street, Moat Lane Gyratory, Bradford Street, Camp Hill, Highgate Middleway, Belgrave Middleway, and Longmore Street to rejoin the normal line of route.
Heading towards Birmingham
Buses will divert from Pershore Road via Warwards Lane, Raddlebarn Road, Bournbrook Road, Bristol Road, Bristol Street, Holloway Head, Smallbrook Queensway, and Moor Street Queensway to rejoin the normal line of route.
Heading from Birmingham
Buses will divert from Moor Street Queensway via Smallbrook Queensway, Holloway Head, Bristol Street, Bristol Road, Bournbrook Road, Raddlebarn Road, Warwards Lane, and Pershore Road to rejoin the normal line of route.
Heading towards Birmingham
Buses will follow the normal line of route and terminate at stop MS2 on Moor Street. They will not use the drop down only stop on Park Street.
Heading from Birmingham
Buses will follow the normal line of route.
Heading towards Birmingham
Buses will follow the normal line of route but will not use the drop down only stop at the Markets.
Heading from Birmingham
Buses will follow the normal line of route.
Heading towards Birmingham
Buses will continue along Smallbrook Queensway and terminate at stop NS7, just after the junction with Hill Street. Station Street & Upper Dean Street will not be served during this time.
Heading from Birmingham
Buses will start from stop NS4 on Smallbrook Queensway, continue along Smallbrook Queensway to Holloway Head and then rejoin the normal line of route.
Heading towards Birmingham
Buses will divert from Spring Hill via Ladywood Middleway, Five Ways Island, Islington Row Middleway, Bath Row, Holloway Head, Smallbrook Queensway, and then normal line of route to Colmore Circus where buses will terminate at stop SQ3 on Snow Hill Queensway.
Heading from Birmingham
Buses will start from stop SQ3 on Snow Hill Queensway, then use Old Snow Hill, Constitution Hill, Great Hampton Street, Hockley Circus, Heaton Street, Icknield Street, and Spring Hill to rejoin the normal line of route.
Heading towards Birmingham
Buses will divert from Hingeston Street via Icknield Street, Heaton Street, Hockley Hill, Great Hampton Street, Constitution Hill, St Chads Queensway, and terminate at stop SQ4 on Snow Hill Queensway.
Heading from Birmingham
Buses will start at stop SQ1 on Snow Hill Queensway, then divert via Old Snow Hill, Constitution Hill, Great Hampton Street, Hockley Circus, Heaton Street, Icknield Street, and Hingeston Street to rejoin the normal line of route.
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