{"id":445248,"date":"2025-09-23T07:36:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T07:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/445248\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T07:36:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T07:36:32","slug":"changes-to-popular-birmingham-bus-services-to-start-in-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/445248\/","title":{"rendered":"Changes to popular Birmingham bus services to start in days"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One service will run more frequently with a bus every seven minutes<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1_JS295223589jpgWes.jpg\" alt=\"A National Express West Midlands bus\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>A National Express West Midlands bus(Image: CoventryLive)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">Passengers are being advised to check ahead after changes were made to nearly a dozen popular <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Birmingham<\/a> bus services.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">From September 28, some routes will benefit from additional services during the working week while improvements have been made to Sunday timetables.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">Anyone who uses the iconic 11A and 11C should experience a more reliable service following timetable adjustments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/news\/midlands-news\/arson-probe-under-way-after-32526744\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Read More: &#8216;Arson&#8217; probe under way after lorry and building set on fire in Sparkhill<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">According to <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/nxbus.co.uk\/west-midlands\/service-updates\/28th-september-changes\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">National Express West Midlands,<\/a> there will be timetable changes on the following services from Sunday (Sep 28):<\/p>\n<ul class=\"UnorderedList_unordered-list__gzblI\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"unordered-list\" publication=\"birminghammail\">\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">6 | Birmingham &#8211; Solihull<\/strong> There will be an increase to the Monday to Friday and Saturday frequencies with the following additions: Monday to Friday journeys between <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Birmingham<\/a> and Shirley (Sandy Hill <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/tesco\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tesco<\/a> ) will run up to every 7 minutes during the daytime with journeys continuing to <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/solihull\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Solihull<\/a> up to every 10 minutes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">Journeys between Birmingham and <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/solihull\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Solihull<\/a> will run up to every 7 minutes during the afternoon peak.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">Saturday journeys between Birmingham and Solihull will run up to every 9 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2_Nx-Electric-Bus-Birmingham.jpg\" alt=\"The \u00a32 bus fare cap is being scrapped.\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>National Express West Midlands(Image: Shaun Fellows \/ Shine Pix )<\/p>\n<ul class=\"UnorderedList_unordered-list__gzblI\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"unordered-list\" publication=\"birminghammail\">\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">11A | Birmingham Outer Circle (Anticlockwise)<\/strong> Timetable revised to improve reliability.<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">11C | Birmingham Outer Circle (Clockwise)<\/strong> Timetable revised to improve reliability.<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">23 | Birmingham &#8211; Bartley Green<\/strong> There will be an increase in the Monday to Friday frequency of up to every 10 minutes.<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">24 | Birmingham &#8211; Woodgate Valley North<\/strong> There will be an increase in the Monday to Friday frequency of up to every 10 minutes.<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">50 | Birmingham &#8211; Druids Heath<\/strong> There will be a revised timetable to improve reliability.<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">72 | Chelmsley Wood &#8211; Solihull<\/strong> There will be a revised Sunday timetable to improve reliability.<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">94 | Birmingham &#8211; Chelmsley Wood<\/strong> There will be an increase in the Monday to Friday frequency of up to every 10 minutes.<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">95 | Birmingham &#8211; Chelmsley Wood<\/strong> There will be an increase in the Monday to Friday frequency of up to every 10 minutes.<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">X21 | Birmingham &#8211; Bartley Green<\/strong> There will be additional morning journeys between <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/birmingham-city-centre\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Birmingham City Centre<\/a> and University.<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">X22 | Birmingham &#8211; Bartley Green<\/strong> There will be additional morning journeys between Birmingham City Centre and University.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One service will run more frequently with a bus every seven minutesA National Express West Midlands bus(Image: CoventryLive)&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":445249,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[7820],"tags":[855,33451,748,393,4884,16,15],"class_list":["post-445248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-birmingham","tag-birmingham","tag-birmingham-buses","tag-britain","tag-england","tag-great-britain","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115252467498896442","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/445248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=445248"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/445248\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/445249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=445248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=445248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=445248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}