Overview

We are working with Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) to improve public transport across Birmingham.

The cross-city bus project aims to introduce:

• new bus lanes
• bus priority at junctions
• improvements to bus stops

The project also aims to make bus travel faster, easier, and more attractive by reducing the need to change buses in the city centre.

The routes

There are 5 proposed routes in development that all go through the city centre:

• Longbridge to Hamstead
• Druids Heath to Dudley
• Longbridge to Castle Vale
• Bartley Green to Chelmsley Wood
• West Bromwich to Chelmsley Wood

The new routes will complement existing and proposed bus priority schemes, including:

• Sprint
• Metro
• rail networks
• Clean Air Zone bus priority measures

Find out more about the proposed cross-city bus routes on the TfWM website.

Page last updated: 6 May 2026