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Transport services to and from Birmingham City Centre Key to route lines A B C D E F G H New Street New Bus sevices from; Rail sevices from; Sevices towards Sevices towards Sevices towards Sevices towards Sevices towards Sevices towards Moor Street Moor Stafford Cannock Cannock Brownhills Lichfield Tamwoth New Street Interchange All stations Circus Stoke Rugeley Cheslyn Hay Brownhills West Shenstone Paradise Hedensford Chasetown Moor Street Interchange Burntwood 1 Blake Snow Hill Interchange Metro sevices from; Bloxwich Boney Hay Street Prioy Queensway Prioy Noth Hill Snow Hill Station Aldridge Hook Bull Street/Prioy Bull Street/ Bull Snow Hill Snow Butlers Queensway Interchange Lane Roughley WOLVERHAMPTON Rushall Paradise Circus Bloxwich Streetly Interchange Wolverhampton Mere for WWFC Green Good Hope Hospital Foley Banners Four Sevices towards Oaks Telford The Wednesbuy Arms Gate Wednesbu y Walsall WALSALL Sevices towards Shrewsbuy The Royal Crescent Loxdale Parkway Sutton Falcon Tamwoth Bescot Pheasey Lodge Priestfield Bilston Bradley Wednesbuy Black Lake Stadium Central Lane Great Western New Oscott Coldfield Street Dudley Street Queslett Kingstanding Boldmere SUTTON Guns Village Circle Wylde Green Tame Bridge Pey Chester 2 Coseley WEST Great Waren COLDF ELD 2 Parkway Beeches Farm Pey Road Bar Estate Common Walmley Datmouth BROMW CH Street Hamstead Yenton Minwoth Great Lodge Road Bridge Shot West Bromwich Pype for Sandwell General Hospital Heath Castle Erdington Hayes Vale Tipton West Bromwich Roseville Pey Bar Central Stockland Tyburn for Birmingham Witton Green Trinity Way City University for AVFC Gravelly The Leveretts Handswoth Hill Wood Dudley Pot Sandwell Kenrick Park Aston & Dudley Handswoth Six Ways Aston Bromford Castle Lozells Newtown Dudley The Bridge Bromwich Hockley 3 Tividale Oldbuy Hawthorns Soho Aston Star City Ward End 3 for WBAFC Benson Rd Cross Smethwick Handswoth Jewelley Nechells Kingshurst Quater Shard DUDLEY Galton Bridge Booth Street Washwood End Langley Winson Saltley Heath Green Coleshill Smethwick Langley Smethwick St. Paul’s Duddeston Alum Lea Adderley Rock Stechford Hall Potway Green Rolfe Street Snow Hill Park (Rowley Regis) Bull Street/ Kitts Green Prio y Queensway 20 September 2015 September 20 BRMNGHAM Tile Cross Blackheath Heatlands The Mey Cradley CTY CENTRE Paradise Hospital Radleys Chelmsley Public Transport Guide Transport Public Hill Centre Heath Cape Moor Street City Circus Wood Hill Hospital Warley Londondey Cockshut Garetts Old Hill Rowley New Street Hill Regis Green Marston CITY CENTRE CENTRE CITY Stourbridge Rotton Park Bordesley Yardley Green Birmingham Brandhall Highgate (Yew Tree) International 4 Halesowen Beawood Ladywood for BCFC Small 4 Lye Colley Quinton Heath Yardley Cranes for NEC & Airpot Stourbridge Gate Park Town (Swan) Mucklow Edgbaston Sparkbrook BIRMINGHAM BIRMINGHAM Hill Welsh House Five Balsall Sheldon Heath Tyseley Lapal Farm Edgbaston Park Ways Meriden Stourbridge for Botanical Gardens Cannon Hill Sparkhill Lee for Edgbaston Junction Harborne Bank STOURBR DGE Quinton University Cricket Ground Moseley Acocks Green Road West California for University of Birmingham Bournbrook Wake Springfield Spring Woodgate Green Road Hampton-in-Arden Valley Noth Batley Queen Green Elizabeth Hall Olton Birmingham City Centre Guide Selly Park Kings Heath Billesley Hospital Selly Oak Green Gospel for Birmingham Oak Woodgate Woodgate Nature Centre Valley South Weoley Solihull Birmingham’s transport network has been Stirchley Berkswell Castle Bournville Robin Hood Hospital SOL HULL transformed. Five transport interchanges for Cadbuy Island 5 Kitwell World Tile Hill 5 provide access to the entire network. Shenley Alcester Shirley Fields Lanes End Each interchange provides access to Brandwood Yardley Solihull Allens End Warstock Wood Canley a different part of the bus network. Cross Blossomfield Nothfield Kings Noton Shirley for Cotteridge To find where to catch your bus, look up the service Tuves Pool Maypole Railway Widney Green Farm Station Cranmore Manor number and destination in the index on the reverse. West Druids Haslucks Heath Heath Green The map shows all the transport interchanges, Gannow Hawkesley Whitlocks End Blythe Valley stations and stops in and around Birmingham City Business Park Covent y Sevices towards Frankley COVENTRY for CCFC Centre as well as popular destinations and services. Longbridge Wythall Kidderminster Worcester Rubey Doridge Cofton Earlswood Rednal Hackett Sevices towards Sevices towards Sevices towards Sevices towards Sevices towards Sevices towards Sevices towards 6 Catshill Droitwich Spa Hopwood Wythall Stratford-upon-Avon Hockley Heath Leamington Spa Sevices towards 6 Bromsgrove Redditch Alvechurch Inkford Henley-in-Arden Wawick Rugby Wychbold Bromsgrove Redditch Potway (Earlswood) Bearley Oxford Nothampton Droitwich Spa Worcester Redditch Stratford-upon-Avon Reading London Worcester Hereford London Find out more Redditch A B C D E F G H I J for all public transport information visit networkwestmidlands.com The diagram above shows all principal destinations in the transport network. Use the index and grid references to find or telephone Traveline on 0871 200 22 33 for bus and Metro your destination. The index on the reverse will help you find information, and National Rail Enquiries on 08457 48 49 50 for Destination finder where to board your bus. rail information. Calls cost 12p per minute plus network extras. Destination Grid Destination Grid Destination Grid Destination Grid Destination Grid Destination Grid Destination Grid Destination Grid Destination Grid Destination Grid Destination Grid Destination Grid Destination Grid Destination Grid Destination Grid This guide is based on information provided by operators and includes changes known to be happening Acocks Green G4 Bilston Central B2 Bordesley F4 Castle Bromwich H3 Cranmore G5 Foley Arms F2 Haslucks Green G5 Langley C3 Moseley F4 Portway C3 Rushall E1 Smethwick D3 Stratford-Upon-Avon G6 Warley D4 Winson Green E3 up to 20 September 2015. Centro cannot be held Adderley Park F3 Birmingham H4 Botanical Gardens E4 Castle Vale H2 The Crescent B2 Four Oaks G2 Hawkesley E6 Langley Green C3 Mucklow Hill C4 (Rowley Regis) Sandwell & Dudley C3 Rolfe Street Streetly F1 Warren Farm F2 Witton F3 responsible for any errors or omissions. Revisions to Alcester Lanes End F5 Airport Bournbrook E5 Catshill C6 Dartmouth Street C2 Frankley C6 The Hawthorns D3 Lapal C4 NEC H4 Priestfield B2 Sandwell General D2 Smethwick D3 Sutton Coldfield G2 Warstock F5 Wolverhampton A1 services are constantly taking place and customers are Aldridge E1 Birmingham City FC F4 Bournville E5 Chasetown F1 Dorridge H6 Gannow C6 Heartlands Hospital F4 Lea Hall G3 Nechells F3 Pype Hayes G2 Hospital Galton Bridge Tame Bridge Parkway E2 Washwood Heath G3 Wolverhampton A1 Allens Cross D5 (BCFC) Bradley Lane C2 Chelmsley Wood H4 Droitwich Spa C6 Garretts Green G4 Henley-in-Arden G6 Lee Bank E4 New Invention D1 Queen Elizabeth D5 Saltley F3 Soho Benson Road E3 Tamworth H1, I2 Wednesbury C2 Wanderers FC advised to confirm details prior to travelling. (WWFC) Alum Rock G3 Birmingham City E3 Brandhall D4 Cheslyn Hay D1 Druids Heath E5 Good Hope Hospital G1 Highgate F4 The Leveretts E3 New Oscott F2 Hospital Selly Oak E5 Solihull G5 Tile Cross H4 Wednesbury C2 Alvechurch D6 University Brandwood End E5 Chester Road G2 Duddeston F3 Gospel Oak G5 Hill Hook G1 Lichfield G1 Newtown F3 Queslett F2 Selly Park E5 Solihull Hospital G5 Tile Hill I5 Great Western Street Woodgate C5 Aston F3 Birmingham E5 Bromford Bridge G3 City Hospital E4 Dudley B3 Gravelly Hill F3 Hockley E3 Lodge Road D2 Northfield D5 Quinton C4 Shard End H3 Sparkbrook F4 Tipton B2 Wednesbury C2 Woodgate C5 Aston Cross F3 Nature Centre Bromsgrove D6 Cockshut Hill F4 Dudley Port C3 Great Barr E2 Hopwood D6 Londonderry D4 Oldbury C3 Quinton Road West D4 Sheldon G4 Sparkhill F4 Tividale C3 Parkway Valley North networkwestmidlands networkwm Aston Six Ways F3 Blackheath C4 Brownhills F1 Cofton Hackett D6 Great Bridge C2 Inkford F6 Longbridge D6 Old Hill B4 The Radleys H4 Shenley Fields D5 Spring Road F4 Trinity Way D3 Welsh House Farm D4 Dudley Street C2 Woodgate D5 Aston Villa FC (AVFC) F3 Black Lake C2 Brownhills West F1 Coleshill H3 Guns Village Halesowen C4 Jewellery Quarter E3 Loxdale B2 Olton G5 Redditch D6 Shepwell Green D2 Springfield F4 Turves Green D5 Weoley Castle D5 Valley South If you would like a copy of this document in a form more suited to your Balsall Heath F4 Blake Street G1 Burntwood F1 Colley Gate B4 Earlswood F6 Hall Green F5 Kenrick Park D3 Lozells E3 Perry Barr E2 Rednal C6 Shirley G5 St Paul’s E3 Tyburn G2 West Bromwich D2 Worcester C6 needs please call 0121 214 7214 or email [email protected] Banners Gate F2 Blossomfield G5 Butlers Lane G1 Coseley B2 Edgbaston E4 Hampton-in-Arden H5 Kings Heath F5 Lye B4 Perry Beeches Estate E2 Robin Hood Island G5 Shirley Railway F5 Star City F3 Tyseley G4 West Bromwich D3 Wychbold C6 Station Albion FC (WBAFC) Design and cartography by City ID. www.cityid.co.uk Bartley Green D5 Bloxwich D1 Cadbury World E5 Cotteridge E5 Edgbaston Cricket E4 Hamstead E2 Kings Norton E5 Marston Green H4 Perry Common F2 Roseville B2 Stechford G3 University E4 Wylde Green G2 Bearley G6 Bloxwich North D1 California D4 Coventry J6 Ground Handsworth D3 Kingshurst H3 Maypole F5 Pheasey F2 Rotton Park E4 Short Heath F2 Stirchley E5 (of Birmingham) West Bromwich D2 Wythall F6 Bearwood D4 Blythe Valley G6 Canley J5 Coventry City FC J6 Edgbaston
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