Major changes to West Midlands bus services coming this weekend - here's what you need to know
The changes will come into force on July 19.
There are some major changes coming to the West Midlands bus services this weekend.
From July 19, Transport for the West Midlands has announced some changes to services operating in Wolverhampton and Dudley areas.
Some bus routes will be changing or withdrawn altogether.
Take a look at the changes coming into force from this weekend:
26A - Wolverhampton to Bilston via Goldthorn Park
Service 26A will now operate between Wolverhampton and Bilston only. The section of route between Bilston and Stowlawn will now be served by the 229.
57 - Stourbridge to Wall Heath via Wordsley
This service will be withdrawn following the end of service on Saturday 18th July. Partial replacements will be provided by services 226 and 226A.
Unfortunately, Marine Crescent will no longer be served. Alternative services are available on Camp Hill/High Street. All other sections of the 57 route already have or will have alternative services available.
226 - Merry Hill to Dudley via Kingswinford
There will be changes to the timetable and route of this service to offer more consistent journey times for passengers and partially replace sections of service 57. All journeys will now serve Ashwood Park Estate via Bells Lane, Balmoral Road and Lawnswood Road to restore links to the service in this area.
In the Dudley area the service will be re-routed between Russells Hall Hospital and Dudley to operate via Ashenhurst Road. In the Bromley area service 226 will be diverted and will serve Bromley Lane, Standhills Road, The Portway, Rowan Rise, Sycamore Road and Greenfields Road – partially replacing Service 57 in this area.
226A - Merry Hill to Dudley via Kingswinford
A new Monday-Friday off peak service 226A will be introduced, this will operate via Ashenhurst Road and Ashwood Park but will also serve Moss Grove, Dubarry Avenue, Buckingham Grove, Frayne Avenue, Berkeley Drive, Brinley Way, Maidendale Road and Swindon Road in the Wall Heath area – partially replacing Service 57 in this area. Unfortunately, these roads will no longer be served on Saturdays.
229 - Stowlawn to Dudley via Coseley, Sedgley
There will be changes to the timetable during Monday to Friday peak periods to improve reliability and offer more consistent journey times for passengers. Evening and Sunday journeys will be extended to serve Stowlawn, replacing the 26A in this area.
For further information and timetables visit the Transport for West Midlands website.