Service Updates
Borough Rd Road Closure - Phase 2 15/01/2026 16:16:46
From 15th January until 15th February 2026
Phase 2 of the Borough Rd Road Closure will commence from 12pm 15th January.
During this closure, services 6, 7, 7A, 401, 402, 402A, 403 will be affected as follows:
Non of these services will be able to serve the following stops when departing from New St:
Union St - Outside Sainsbury's
Station St - Outside Devonshire Arms
Borough Rd - Outside Rail Station
Alternative stops are: New St - Normal Stops & Wellington St - Opposite Post Office
In addition:
Service 7, 401, 402, 403 will also serve Lidl, Derby St.
Service 402A will also NOT serve Wellington St - Post Office & Curzon St West.
Only Alternative stop for service 402A is New St or Shobnall Rd (Nr, The Range
Service 827 & 831 are NOT affected by the diversions, but timings may be.
All services heading towards New St, will resume their normal route.
Timetables may be affected by the diversions, please allow additional time for your journey.
Stourbridge Rd Bus Stop Location Change 15/01/2026 10:16:36
from 19th January 2026
There will be a change to the location of the Bus Stop on Stourbridge Rd (near Short St / Alexandra Rd Junction). from 19th January, this stop will move approx 100m further down the road (Near Priory House Flats). This is to improve traffic flow and road safety around the junction.
Walton on Trent, Main St Closure 08/01/2026 10:04:03
From 6th until 28th January 2026
Main St Walton on Trent will be closed from 6th January, During this time Service 22 will be diverted between Walton on Trent and Drakelow, however no stops will be missed.
After serving Shoulder of Mutton Service will return via Rosliston Rd & Burton Rd to Drakelow, where it will also serve the additional stops on Walton Rd at the Drakelow Estate and turn at the island to return back along Walton Rd.
Linton Heath Closure 05/01/2026 16:55:13
From 5th January until 15th March 2026
Linton Heath will be closed between Burton Rd and Main St from 5th January for mains water works.
During this time Services 19C, 21, 21E and 825 will be affected. The following stops will not be served by any of these services:
Linton Heath, All Stops
Linton Main St, Linton School
Alternative stops are:
A444, Mount Pleasant & Rickmans Corner
Linton Main St, Linton Post Office
In addition to the above, Route 19C will not serve any stops in Linton at all. The nearest alternatives will be:
A444, Rickmans Corner & Mount Pleasant
Castle Gresley, Mount Pleasant & Bridge St
Service 21 to Burton will cover for the 19C Service through Linton to Castle Gresley.
Due to the length of diversion, temporary timetables will be in place during the closure.
Service 10 Changes 23/12/2025 12:06:36
From 4th January 2026
Please be aware that Service 10 Burton to Acorn Inn will no longer be operated by Diamond Bus East Midlands, with our last day of operation on this service being Saturday 3rd January.
Information for John Taylor Free School Students
Any students who currently use Service 10 to JTFS, are advised to catch Service 831 from Burton New St to School from 4th January.
Staffordshire County Council scholars pass holders for service 10 & 10S are not valid on Service 831, this service is for Diamond ticket holders only.
Diamond Bus ‘John Taylor Free School’ passes are valid on the 831 service and all other Diamond services in the Diamond Zone B network.
Measures will be in place to ensure Service 831 can accommodate additional passengers.
Service 10 will provided by another operator from 04/01/2026 and for further details, please visit the Staffordshire County Council Bus Pages at: https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Transport/Buses/Plan-your-journey/Plan.aspx
West Midlands Service Changes 09/01/2026 13:05:08
From 25th January 2026
There will be some changes to the below services from 25th January.
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To / From |
Change details |
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231 |
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Blackheath to Halesowen |
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Service 231 will be replaced by service 217. |
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12A |
Dudley to Oldbury |
New journeys on evenings and Sundays. |
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14 |
Dudley to Blackheath |
Timetable changes. |
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14A |
Dudley to Halesowen |
This evening and Sunday service is withdrawn, partially replaced by additional 12A journeys |
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214 |
Dudley to Foxyards |
Service withdrawn. Banga Buses 81 will cover Forest Road and service 229 stops near Foxyards Estate. |
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215 |
Dudley to Blackheath |
Off-peak journeys will be numbered as 216, now covering Sledmere Estate. |
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17H |
Merry Hill to Halesowen |
service 17H will be replaced by service 217. |
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24/24H |
Merry Hill to Blackheath |
Current services 24 & 24H are merged into a new route 24. Darby End will no longer be served. |
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4H |
Hayley Green to Walsall |
Minor departure time changes at Halesowen Bus Station. |
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202 |
Halesowen to Bromsgrove |
Minor departure time changes at Halesowen Bus Station. |
For more information visit tfwm.org.uk/service-changes
Changes to Service 52/52A/52S & 145/145A 22/12/2025 17:18:22
From 4th January 2026
There will be some timetable changes to the below services from 4th January to improve reliability of these services.
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TIMETABLE CHANGES |
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Route |
To / From |
Change details |
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52 52A 52S |
52 Kidderminster to 52A Bromsgrove to 52S Kidderminster to |
52, 52A, 52S services - Monday to Friday changes to improve reliability. |
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145 |
Rubery to Droitwich Spa |
145/145A - Monday to Saturday changes to improve reliability |
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145A |
Rubery to Wychbold |
Swadlincote Bus Station Closure 23/12/2025 10:02:32
From 6th January 2026 for approx. 12 weeks
Swadlincote Bus Station will close from 6th January for upgrade works.
For the duration of the closure, all local bus services will be relocating to two temporary stops located on Civic Way. New departures will be as follows:
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Temporary Stop 1 |
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Temporary Stop 2 |
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2 |
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Derby via Melbourne (Arriva) |
4 |
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Burton upon Trent via Newhall & Stanton (Diamond) |
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8 |
Burton upon Trent via Newhall & Winshill (Diamond) |
21E |
Burton upon Trent via Stanton (Diamond) |
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9 |
Burton upon Trent via Newhall & Winshill (Diamond) |
22 |
Burton upon Trent via Walton on Trent (Diamond) |
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19 |
Burton upon Trent via Newhall & Brizlincote (Diamond) |
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19A |
Burton upon Trent via Newhall & Brizlincote (Diamond) |
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29 |
Leicester via Ashby de la Zouch & Coalville (Arriva) |
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29A |
Leicester via Ashby de la Zouch & Coalville (Arriva) |
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Temporary Stop 3 |
Temporary Stop 4 | |||||
| 4 | Goseley (Diamond) | 21 | Burton upon Trent via Linton & Stanton (Diamond) | |||
| 9 | East Midlands Airport via Ashby de la Zouch (Diamond) | 21E | Overseal (Diamond) | |||
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19 |
Ashby de la Zouch (Diamond) |
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19A |
Mercia Park (Diamond) |
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24 |
Midway (Diamond) |
+ All Coach Excursions & Tours Departures on Temporary Stop 1
New 19 Service from Dudley to QE Hospital 24/11/2025 15:17:16
From 4th January 2026
We are pleased to announce that we will commence operation of a new 19 Service from Dudley to QE Hospital from 4th January 2026.
New Kidderminster Services 26/11/2025 09:59:18
From 1st January 2026
We are pleased to announce we will commence operation of the following new services from 1st January.
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Kidderminster Circular via Franche & Ferndale |
Monday to Saturday | ||
| 133 |
Droitwich to Kidderminster via Chaddlesley Corbett |
Monday, Wednesday & Fridays | ||
| 213 |
Stourport Circular via Areley Kings |
Thursdays Only |
Service A9 Changes 16/12/2025 14:37:48
From 4th January 2026
From 4th January 2026, Service A9 will be replaced by new services 98 & 99.
New Timetable for these services can be found here