Changes to services in the Kingshurst area from st September 209 In response to feedback from customers and local councillors on bus services in the Kingshurst area, we are pleased to announce that we will making a number of improvements to services from st September 209. In particular, these changes will provide more buses and new links for Cooks Lane, Chelmsley Road, Over Green Drive, Gilson Way and Marston Drive. 58 Solihull to Kingshurst via Yardley - The 58 will extend beyond Yardley to Lea Hall, Shard End and Kingshurst, providing direct links to and from Solihull town centre & Solihull Hospital. - From Yardley Swan, the 58 will serve Yardley Yew Tree, Church Road, Queens Road, Whittington Oval, Lea Hall Station, Meadway, Kitts Green Road, Lea Village, Lea Ford Road, Packington Avenue, Hurst Lane (for Morrisons), Chester Road, Over Green Drive, Marston Drive, Gilson Way and Fordbridge Road (operating along Fordbridge Road as far as the bus turning circle). - The 58 will reinstate the link between Yardley and Kingshurst previously provided by the 59 until 207. - Buses will run up to every 30 minutes on Monday to Saturday daytimes. - The 58 will partly replace the 99, which will no longer operate from st September. 7 Sutton Coldfield to Chelmsley Wood via Castle Vale - The route of the 7 will change between Castle Bromwich and Chelmsley Wood to additionally serve Kingshurst (Over Green Drive, Marston Drive and Gilson Way). Cooks Lane and Chelmsley Road will still be served. - In Castle Bromwich, buses will no longer serve Hall Road or Chester Road and will instead run directly along Bradford Road. This is to allow buses sucient time to serve Kingshurst. Hall Road and Chester Road will still be served by the 96, X2 and X70. Birmingham to Solihull via Chelmsley Wood & Birmingham International Airport The route of the X2 will change between Castle Bromwich and Chelmsley Wood to additionally serve Cooks Lane and Chelmsley Road. This will provide Cooks Lane and Chelmsley Road with new direct links to Birmingham, Birmingham International Airport and Solihull and with more buses to Chelmsley Wood. - There will be minor timetable changes to reflect this change of route. For new timetables visit nxbus.co.uk What this means for: Cooks Lane and Chelmsley Road - More buses to and from Chelmsley Wood. Now up to 6 buses each hour on services 7 and X2. - New direct link to Birmingham on the X2 - fast between Bromford and Birmingham. - New direct links to Birmingham International Airport and Solihull - up to every 20 minutes on the X2. Over Green Drive, Marston Drive and Gilson Way - More buses to and from Chelmsley Wood. 7 diverted to cover Kingshurst directly, in addition to service 55. - New 58 provides direct link along Fordbridge Road and new links to Morrisons, Yardley Swan and Solihull. - New direct link to Castle Vale and Sutton Coldfield on the 7. Fordbridge Road - The 58 reinstates a service directly along Fordbridge Road, providing links to Morrisons, Yardley, Solihull and Solihull Hospital up to every 30 minutes. Kingshurst Network Map to to Sutton Coldfield Kingstanding 7 Parkfield Drive 96 96 to Auckland Drive Birmingham Chester Road Kingfisher Drive Chipperfield Road X12 Water Orton Drive X12 Auckland Drive Bradford Road Hurst Lane Chester Road to Castle Bromwich Birmingham Buckland End Coleshill Road94 Heath Way 55 94 Hodge Hill Rd Shard End Chester Road 55 Packington Ave Kingshurst 58 Kendrick Ave Fordbridge Rd Leaford Rd 7 Chelmsley Rd to X12 Yardley & Solihull Lea Hall Moorend Ave rail station Pine Square Chelmsley Rd 58 Lea Hall Meadway 55 7 94 96 X12 X12 to B’ham Airport & Solihull.