{"id":109717,"date":"2025-05-17T18:52:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T18:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/109717\/"},"modified":"2025-05-17T18:52:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T18:52:10","slug":"three-new-bus-routes-to-be-introduced-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/109717\/","title":{"rendered":"Three new bus routes to be introduced soon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>National Express West Midlands is introducing three new bus services.<\/p>\n<p>A host of changes to timetables and routes across the West Midlands will come into effect from Sunday, June 1.<\/p>\n<p>A new 16A Wolverhampton to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/stourbridge\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Stourbridge;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Stourbridge<\/a> service will run on evenings and Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/uk.news.yahoo.com\/counter-protest-birmingham-britain-first-153634105.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Counter-protest as Birmingham Britain First rally reaches Victoria Square after \u2018security breach\u2019;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Counter-protest as Birmingham Britain First rally reaches Victoria Square after \u2018security breach\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/uk.news.yahoo.com\/police-swarm-walsall-street-reports-135700668.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Police swarm Walsall street after reports of suspicious behaviour at abandoned building;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Police swarm Walsall street after reports of suspicious behaviour at abandoned building<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/uk.news.yahoo.com\/birmingham-stabbing-probe-man-injured-114941996.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Read More: Birmingham stabbing probe after man injured near busy Aston shopping street;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More: Birmingham stabbing probe after man injured near busy Aston shopping street<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The 935 route in Streetly will be replaced with the new 998 service.<\/p>\n<p>Bus services 20 and 20A will be scrapped and replaced with the X20 Birmingham to Bromsgrove route.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"A stock photo of a bus\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5875a988e54e639c2c95ef00e437f05d.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A National Express West Midlands bus -Credit:National Express West Midlands<\/p>\n<p>Details of the new routes according to NXWMs include:<\/p>\n<p><b>16A Wolverhampton &#8211; Stourbridge<\/b> <b>:<\/b> New evening and Sunday service that will run to a different route in Wombourne.<\/p>\n<p>Buses from Wolverhampton will run via Planks Lane, Giggetty Lane, Common Road. Heading towards Wolverhampton, buses will follow the same route as service 16<\/p>\n<p><b>998 Birmingham &#8211; Streetly<\/b> <b>:<\/b> new service replacing the 935 in Streetly.<\/p>\n<p>Buses will operate to the same route as the 997 between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Birmingham;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Birmingham<\/a> and Queslett Road\/The Queslett, then follow the same route as the current 935 between Aldridge Road and Streetly, Hardwick Arms.<\/p>\n<p>Between the 997 and new 998, buses will run up to every 15 minutes between Birmingham, Old Oscott and Pheasey.<\/p>\n<p><b>X20 Birmingham &#8211; Bromsgrove<\/b> <b>:<\/b> New service introduced to replace the 20 &amp; 20A between Birmingham, Q.E. Hospital, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/northfield\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Northfield;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Northfield<\/a>, Longbridge, Rednal, Catshill and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/bromsgrove\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bromsgrove;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Bromsgrove<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Buses will run up to every 30 minutes between Birmingham and Rednal and up to every 60 minutes between Birmingham and Bromsgrove.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"National Express West Midlands is introducing three new bus services. 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