Service Updates
Burton Cycle Scheme Road Closures Phase 5 - Service 827 17/04/2026 12:11:37
From 20th April to 7th May 2026
Phase 5 of the Burton Cycle Scheme roadworks will commence from 20th April, with continued road closures around the Town Hall Area.
The following services will be affected as follows:
Route 827 AM. Towards Paget School - the following Bus Stops will not being served:
St Pauls Street West - All Stops
King Edward Place - Town Hall
Derby St - Lidl
Please Note: Students will need to be waiting at the Shobnall Street Bus Stops 5 Minutes earlier than they would usually catch the bus at either the Town Hall or Lidl
Alternative Bus Stops are: Shobnall St - All Stops
Route 827 PM Towards Horninglow - the following Bus Stops will not being served:
Wellington St - All Stops
Derby St - Lidl
King Edward Place - Town Hall
St Pauls Street West - All Stops
Students requiring the Town Hall area will need to disembark on Shobnall St
Alternative Bus Stops are:
Shobnall St - All Stops
Burton Cycle Scheme Road Closures Phase 5 - Services 401, 402, 402A, 403 17/04/2026 12:11:46
From 20th April to 7th May 2026
Phase 5 of the Burton Cycle Scheme roadworks will commence from 20th April, with continued road closures around the Town Hall Area.
The following services will be affected as follows:
Routes 401,402,403, Towards Uttoxeter - The following Bus Stops will not be served:
King Edward Place - Town Hall
St Pauls Street West - All Stops
Alternative Bus Stops are:
Wellington St - Post Office
Shobnall St - All Stops
Routes 401,402,403, Towards Town Centre - The following Bus Stops will not be served:
St Pauls Street West - All Stops
King Edward Place - Town Hall
Derby St - Lidl
Borough Rd - Railway Station
Station St - Devonshire Arms
Union St - Sainsburys
Alternative Bus Stops are:
Shobnall St - All Stops
New St
Please note: Service 402 & 403 will not be operated by Diamond Bus from 26th April, alternative arrangements may apply to these services after this date. Please check with the new operator for details.
Route 402a Towards Uttoxeter - All Stops will be served
Route 402a Towards Town Centre - The following Bus Stops will not be served:
Wellington St - All Stops
Waterloo St - All Stops
Derby St - Lidl
Borough Rd - Railway Station
Station St - Devonshire Arms
Union St - Sainsburys
Alternative Bus Stops are:
Shobnall Rd - Opposite B&Q
New St
Burton Cycle Scheme Road Closures Phase 5 - Service 10 17/04/2026 12:11:55
From 20th April to 7th May 2026
Phase 5 of the Burton Cycle Scheme roadworks will commence from 20th April, with continued road closures around the Town Hall Area.
The following services will be affected as follows:
Route 10 Towards Acorn Inn - All Stops will be served
Route 10 Towards Town Centre - The following Bus Stops will not be served:
Wellington St - All Stops
Waterloo St - All Stops
Derby St - Lidl
Borough Rd - Railway Station
Station St - Devonshire Arms
Union St - Sainsburys
Alternative Bus Stops are:
Shobnall Rd - Opposite B&Q
New St
Burton Cycle Scheme Road Closures Phase 5 - Services 6, 7, & 7A 17/04/2026 12:12:05
From 20th April to 7th May 2026
Phase 5 of the Burton Cycle Scheme roadworks will commence from 20th April, with continued road closures around the Town Hall Area.
The following services will be affected as follows:
Route 6 Towards Horninglow - The following Bus Stops will not be served:
Station Street - Devonshire Arms
Borough Rd - Railway Station
Waterloo St - All Stops
Victoria Crescent - All Stops
Alternative Bus Stops are:
Union St - Sainsburys
Horninglow Rd - Farringtons
Route 6 Towards Town Centre - The following Bus Stops will not be served:
Victoria Crescent - All Stops
Waterloo St - All Stops
Alternative Bus Stops
Horninglow Rd - Opposite Dean & Smedley
Derby St - All Stops
Route 7 Towards Horninglow - The following Bus Stops will not be served:
King Edward Place - Town Hall
St Pauls Street West - All Stops
Alternative Bus Stops are:
Wellington St - Post Office
Shobnall St - All Stops
Route 7 Towards Town Centre - The following Bus Stops will not be served:
Victoria Crescent - All Stops
Waterloo St - All Stops
Alternative Bus Stops are:
Horninglow Rd - Opposite Dean & Smedley
Derby St - All Stops
Route 7a Towards Horninglow - The following Bus Stops will not be served:
Station Street - Devonshire Arms
Borough Rd - Railway Station
Waterloo St - All Stops
Victoria Crescent - All Stops
Alternative Bus Stops are:
Union St - Sainsburys
Horninglow Rd - Farringtons
Route 7a Towards Town - The following Bus Stops will not be served:
St Pauls Street West - All Stops
King Edward Place - Town Hall
Derby St - Lidl
Borough Rd - Railway Station
Station St - Devonshire Arms
Union St - Sainsburys
Alternative Bus Stops are:
Shobnall St - All Stops
New St - Bay 9
Mercia Park May Day Bank Holiday Service Levels 17/04/2026 10:34:40
Sunday 3rd & 4th May 2026
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Friday 1st May |
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Normal service will operate |
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Saturday 2nd May |
Non-service day for Mercia Park routes |
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Sunday 3rd May |
Evening journeys to Mercia Park on both 19A from Burton |
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Bank Holiday |
The following journeys will operate: 19A: 04:45 Burton > Mercia Park 20: 05:15 Tamworth > Mercia Park No other Journeys will operate. |
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Tuesday 5th May |
Normal service will resume |
Please see special on-board notices or website for details of other services operating on the Diamond Bus Network over the bank holiday period.
Changes to Services 401, 402, 402A & 403 15/04/2026 15:22:09
From 26th April 2026
From 26th April Diamond Bus will no longer operate services 402 & 403, they will be operated by Buslink on behalf of Staffordshire County Council, with these services taking a different route into Burton Town Centre.
Staffordshire Knot tickets are valid on both Diamond and Buslink services for customers who require travel with both operators.
Diamond Bus will continue to operate the Monday to Friday 07:00 and 15:20 402A services between Burton and Uttoxeter via Rough Hay & Abbots Bromley.
Diamond Bus will continue to operate the service 401 under an enhanced timetable and are introducing additional journeys between Burton & Tutbury. Additional departures will double the daytime frequency to Queens Hospital and Tutbury upto every 30 minutes, Mondays to Fridays on the 401. There will be no change to the 401 Saturday timetable.
The new 401 & 402A timetable is available to download here
Timetable Changes & Diversions affecting Services 12, 12E & X12 07/04/2026 11:07:21
From 27th March until mid-October 2026
Passengers are advised to be aware of a number of changes that will occur on Services 12, 12E & X12 From the End of March.
From 27th March, Service 12 & 12E will serve Anglesey Rd, Burton replacing Service 11, providing increased number of journeys and better connections to Burton Town Centre and Centrum Park for the Anglesey Rd area.
Also starting from the same date, there will be a period of closures affecting the A38 due to continued HS2 Works. These will require diversions and temporary timetables to be in place for Services 12, 12E & X12.
Phase 1. From 27th March until 8th April 2026. A38 Full Carriageway Road Closure.
The A38 will be closed in both directions between Swinfen Interchange and Hilliard’s Cross from 9pm Friday 27 March 2026 to 5am Wednesday 8 April 2026.
Services 12, 12E & X12 will divert between Fradley and Lichfield via Wood End Lane, Tewnals Lane, Western Bypass, into Lichfield Bus Station.
The 12 will terminate at Lichfield Bus Station and the X12 will continue to Streethay turning circle and will terminate in Streethay.
The temporary timetables for this phase can be found here:
12 & 12E From 27/03/26
X12 From 27/03/26
Phase 2. From 05:00 8th April until mid-October 2026. A38 Northbound Slip Road Closure.
The Streethay northbound slip road will then remain closed from 8th April until October 2026.
Services 12, 12E & X12 towards Lichfield will operate normal line of route.
Services towards Burton will divert via Cappers Lane joining the A38 northbound at Swinfen Interchange and resuming normal routes from Fradley .
The temporary timetables for this phase can be found here:
12 & 12E From 08/04/26
X12 From 08/04/26
Burton Cycle Scheme Road Closures Phase 4 - Service 827 16/04/2026 16:22:38
until 20th April 2026
Please note: Diversion for 827 changes due to Phase 4 of the Burton Cycle Scheme roadworks. This will be in operation until 20th April when Phase 5 of the works will commence.
The following services will be affected as follows:
Service 827 AM - The 827 will operate via Belvedere Rd, Waterloo St, Byrkley St, Derby St & Station St towards Paget School
Service 827 PM - Will divert via Anglesey Rd, Shobnall Rd & Shobnall St on the PM journey.
Students requiring Town Hall will need to disembark at Shobnall St and walk to the Town Hall.
Burton Cycle Scheme Road Closures Phase 4 - Services 401, 402, 403 16/04/2026 16:22:19
From 17th March until 20th April 2026 - Updated.
Phase 4 of the Burton Cycle Scheme roadworks will commence from 17th March, with continued road closures around the Town Hall Area. (Please be aware that the start date & times may vary closer to the time).
The following services will be affected as follows:
Services 401, 402, 403 - Will divert towards Uttoxeter via Moor St, Shobnall Rd & Shobnall St
The following Bus Stops will not be served towards Uttoxeter:
Union St – Sainsburys
Station St – Devonshire Arms
Borough Rd – Railway Station
King Edward Place – Town Hall
St Pauls St West - No Stops
Alternative Bus Stops will be:
New St – Bay 3
Shobnall St – Halcyon Way
Services 401, 402, 403 - Will divert towards the Town Centre and the following bus stops will not be served:
Shobnall St
St Pauls St West
Lidl
Rail Station
Devonshire Arms
Sainsburys
Alternative Bus Stops will be:
Waterloo St
In addition Service 402A, will divert via Moor St & Shobnall Rd in both directions.
The following Bus Stops will not be served in both directions:
Union St – Sainsburys
Station St – Devonshire Arms
Derby St - Lidl
Borough Rd – Railway Station
Wellington St – Post Office
Wellington St – Curzon St West
Alternative Bus Stops will be:
New St – Bay 3
Shobnall Rd – Wellington Rd (Near The Range)
Burton Cycle Scheme Road Closures Phase 4 - Services 6, 7 & 7A 16/04/2026 16:21:55
From 17th March until 20th April 2026 - Updated.
Phase 4 of the Burton Cycle Scheme roadworks will commence from 17th March, with continued road closures around the Town Hall Area.
The following services will be affected as follows:
Service 6 - Will divert towards Horninglow via Guild St, Horninglow St & Horninglow Rd.
The following Bus Stops will not be served in the direction of Horninglow only:
Station St – Devonshire Arms
Borough Rd – Railway Station
Derby St - Lidl
Waterloo St – No stops
Victoria Crescent – No stops
Alternative Bus Stops will be:
Union St – Sainsburys
Horninglow Rd – Opp Victoria Crescent & Adjacent The Crescent Pub
Towards Town Centre will operate normal route and serve normal Bus Stops.
Service 7 - Will be diverted towards the Hospital via Moor St, Shobnall Rd & Shobnall St.
The following Bus Stops will not be served towards the Hospital only:
Union St – Sainsburys
Station St – Devonshire Arms
Borough Rd – Railway Station
King Edward Place – Town Hall
St Pauls St West – None At All
Alternative Bus Stops will be:
New St - Bay 4
Shobnall St - Halcyon Way
Towards Town Centre will operate normal route via Waterloo St and serve normal Bus Stops.
Service 7A - Will be diverted towards the Hospital via Guild St, Horninglow St, Horninglow Rd.
The following Bus Stops will not be served towards the Hospital only:
Station St – Devonshire Arms
Borough Rd – Railway Station
Derby St - Lidl
Waterloo St – No stops
Victoria Crescent – No stops
Alternative Bus Stops will be:
Horninglow Rd – Adjacent The Crescent Pub
Service 7A - Will be diverted towards the Town Centre and the following stops will not be served:
St Pauls St West
Lidl
Rail Station
Devonshire Arms
Sainsburys
Alternative Bus Stops will be:
New St