The Midland Metro Company - Moving the West Midlands

providing National Rail services with RossRail Midlands

      This guide shows the link services and enhanced bus routes in the West Midlands which complement the main services shown in the line guides. In addition, several bus zones operate.


frequency (mins)
peak
daytime
early & late
night
operator
8
Birmingham Inner Circle
Birmingham Inner Circle
10
10
30
30
 Travel West Midlands & circle
11
Birmingham Outer Circle
Birmingham Outer Circle
7
7^
20
30
 Travel West Midlands
12A
Coventry Pool Meadow - COVENTRY - Hearsall Common - Warwick University - GIBBET HILL - National Agricultural Centre - Stoneleigh
15
15
30
30
 Travel Coventry
36
Keresley Village - ProLogis Park - Keresley - Keresley Heath - Beake Avenue - RADFORD - COVENTRY - Coventry City Centre - Hillfields - Heath Crescent - Stoke Heath - Courthouse Green - Little Heath
10
10
30
30
 Travel Coventry
43A
Upper Eastern Green - Tile Hill North - WOLFE ROAD - Warwick University
15
15
30
30
 Pete's Travel & yttra
44
redline
Leegomery - Princess Royal Hospital - WELLINGTON - Ketley - Oakengates Bus Station - TELFORD CENTRAL - Telford Bus Station - STIRCHLEY - Woodside - Madeley
10
10^
30
-
 Arriva
57 / 58
Redditch Circle
57 REDDITCH > Woodrow > Matchborough > Church Hill
7-8
7-8
20
30
 First, Pete's Travel & circle
58 REDDITCH > Church Hill > Matchborough > Woodrow
7-8
7-8
20
30
 First, Pete's Travel & circle
166
SOLIHULL - Marshall Lake - CRANMORE - Monkspath - BLYTHE VALLEY BUSINESS PARK
15
30
-
-
 Travel West Midlands
257
Crystal Line
DUDLEY CENTRAL - Gornalwood - Kingswinford - Audnam - STOURBRIDGE TOWN
15
15
30
-
 Travel West Midlands
261A
DUDLEY CENTRAL - Kingswinford - Wall Heath
10
10
30
30
 Travel West Midlands
404
WALSALL - Caldmore - TAME BRIDGE PARKWAY - WEST BROMWICH CENTRAL - OLDBURY - Oldbury Bus Station - Whiteheath - ROWLEY REGIS - Blackheath - HALESOWEN > Huntingtree Road > Hayley Green
7-8
7-8
30
30
 Travel West Midlands
510
Perton Line
 WOLVERHAMPTON Bus Station - COMPTON - Tettenhall Wood - Perton
 10
 10
 30
 -
 Travel West Midlands & Choice Travel
558
Arc Line (West)
WOLVERHAMPTON Bus Station - Sedgley - DUDLEY
8
8^
20
30
 Travel West Midlands
560
WOLVERHAMPTON HIGH LEVEL - Wednesfield - New Invention - BLOXWICH
10
10
30
30
 Travel West Midlands & Chase Bus
802
Knowle Link
Hockley Heath - DORRIDGE - Knowle - HAMPTON IN ARDEN - Meriden
15
30
30
60
 Travel West Midlands
803
BROMSGROVE - REDDITCH - Studley - Alcester - STRATFORD UPON AVON - Wellesbourne
30
30
30
-
 First
805
Slade Heath Link

Stephenson Line
Coven - SLADE HEATH - Shareshill > Featherstone
15
15
30
-
 Travel West Midlands
806
Catshill Loop

CrossCity Line
BARNT GREEN > Blackwell > Burcot > Catshill > Upper Catshill > Marlbrook > Lickey
15
15
30
-
 Travel West Midlands
807
Essington Shuttle

Northway Line
WILLENHALL - Ashmore Lake - Pool Hayes - Ashmore Park - Essington
20
20
30
-
 Travel West Midlands
808
Blythe Valley Link

Stratford Road
WHITLOCKS END - Dickens Heath - Cheswick Green - MONKSPATH - WIDNEY MANOR
15
15
30
-
 Travel West Midlands
809
Coleshill Connection

Midgate Line
BIRMINGHAM BUSINESS PARK - Coleshill - COLE END - Hams Hall Distribution Park - HAMS HALL - Curdworth
15
15
30
-
 Travel West Midlands
811
Baddesley Shuttle

Trent Valley Line
POLESWORTH - Dordon - Baddesley Ensor
15
30
30
-
 Pete's Travel
813
Earlswood Link

Shakespeare Line

 THE LAKES - Earlswood Village - Salter Street - Cheswick Green - MONKSPATH
 30
 30
 30
 -
 Travel West Midlands
814
Airport Connect
Stephenson Line
 Cargo Terminal - ELMDON NORTH END - BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT - National Motorcycle Museum

evening & night service Birmingham Airport station to Cargo terminal only
 15
 15
 30
 30
 Travel West Midlands
815
Ikea Shuttle
Northway Line
 CALDMORE - Wood Green High School - Stuart Bathurst High School - Showcase Walsall - Ikea Wednesbury - DARLASTON

daytime service in Ikea opening hours only
 10
 10
 30
 -
 Travel West Midlands
851
Wyre Forest Link
Jewellery Line
Kinver - Wolverley - KIDDERMINSTER - West Midlands Safari Park - Bewdley - Stourport on Severn
15
15
30
-
 Travel West Midlands
852
Bulkington Shuttle

Trent Valley Line
BEDWORTH - Bulkington
15
15
30
-
 Travel West Midlands
853
SUTTON COLDFIELD - TAMWORTH - ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH - Melbourne - SWARKESTONE
30
30
30
-
 Trent Barton
854
Drayton Manor Shuttle
Tame Line
 WILNECOTE - Drayton Manor Park

only when park is open
 15
 15
 30
 -
 Pete's Travel
855
Lunt Connection
Stephenson Line
 STIVICHALL - Finham - Lunt Roman Fort - Coventry Airport - Midland Air Museum - Stonebridge Industrial Estate - Willenhall - BINLEY - Binley Business Park 15
 15
 30
 -
 Travel Coventry
881
Heaths Link

Shakespeare Line

 WYTHALL - Tidbury Green - Rumbush - Dickens Heath - Three Maypoles - Cheswick Green - Illshaw Heath - Hockley Heath
 30
 30
 30
 -
 West Midlands Special Needs Transport
882
Balsall Loop
Stephenson Line
 BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT - Bickenhill - Catherine-de-Barnes - Eastcote - Barston - Temple Balsall - Balsall Street - Balsall Common - BERKESWELL
 15
 30
 30
 -
 West Midlands Special Needs Transport
966
Arc Line (East)
SUTTON COLDFIELD - ERDINGTON - CHELMSLEY WOOD - BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT - Damsonwood - SOLIHULL - YARDLEY WOOD
10
10
30
-
 Travel West Midlands
B
Bridgnorth Link
TELFORD CENTRAL - Broseley - Bridgnorth
30
30
30
-
 yttra
C
PREES - Prees Village - Market Drayton - Loggerheads - Eccleshall - NORTON BRIDGE
30
30
30
-
 yttra
L
Lutterworth Connection
RUGBY - Lutterworth - Cosby - NARBOROUGH
30
30
30
-
 yttra
S
Shropshire Link

Stephenson Line
TELFORD CENTRAL - Newport (Shropshire) - Gnossal - STAFFORD
30
30
30
-
 Arriva
Severn Valley Railway
 KIDDERMINSTER - Bridgnorth
 30
 120
 -
 -
 Severn Valley Railway
T
Cotswold Link
STRATFORD UPON AVON - Shipston on Stour - Chipping Norton - CHARLBURY
30
30
30
-
 yttra
U
LEOMINSTER - WORCESTER FOREGATE STREET
30
30
30
-
 yttra
Z
ATHERSTONE - Sheepy Magna - Twycross - Twycross Zoo - Measham - ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH
30
30
30
-
 Arriva

note not all peak or night services run the whole of route.

^ evening frequency all day Sundays * Keele University to Hanley only

bluemoon

bluemoon demand responsive services operate in the Lapworth area, on an hourly circuit which will divert on request.

Pick up requests can be made via the RossRail helpline or the Centro Hotline with at least an hour's notice
Set down requests can be made when boarding

Lapworth
Kingswood / LAPWORTH Station > Copt Green > Lapworth Village > Nuthurst > Illshaw Greenø > HOCKLEY HEATHø > Packwoodø > Chessetts Wood > Kingswood / LAPWORTH Station > Turners Green > Rowington Green > Mousley End > Five Ways > Beausale > Honiley > Meer Endø > Fen Endø > Sedgemereø > Temple Balsallø > Heronfieldø > Oldwich Lane > Chadwick End > Baddesley Clinton > Kingswood / LAPWORTH Station
every 60 minutes 0600 to 0000
 bluemoon

ø within Centro area. Travel between places marked ø, and to/from Lapworth is covered by Centrocards valid in Zone 5.

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