Bearwood Bus Station
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Bearwood bus station is a small bus station in Smethwick
, West Midlands
, England
. It is located on the Hagley Road junction with Bearwood Road. It is Smethwick's only bus station, it is accessed via one way street’s and subsequently most services use the stands located outside the station.
& 40X only). The rest of the bus stations stands are located on the Hagley Road itself.
Buses using stands A to C require to navigate the Bearwood one-way system which only allows traffic to enter from the Lightwoods Park direction of Adkins Road and exit directly onto Bearwood Road near its junction with the Hagley Road. Subsequently most services us the road side stands on Hagley Road, Lordsword Road and Bearwood Road.
Hagley Road Stands
Bearwood Road Stand
Lordsword Road Stands
Bearwood Three Shires Oak Road is not part of the bus station but it also has a number of services and combined with the bus stops located on Bearwood Road make it a viable interchange, and thus Network West Midlands have published a interchange guide which can be obtained from the link bellow. It can be reached by a bus obviously or a short walk, it is at the opposite end of Bearwood's main shopping street next to the Bear Tavern public house.
There is no rail link in Bearwood and it has never had a railway station (although there was a station located on the Harborne Branch Line on Hagley Road and was/is the closest). Smethwick dose have railway stations, but are all located at the High Street end of the town and a decent walk. Buses serve all of Smethwick’s railway stations and stations in Birmingham City Centre for the best possible service. The Midland Metro is reachable via The Hawthorns, Kenrick Park, Trinity Way and West Bromwich Central tram stops. National Express
coaches provides a regular service via Birmingham to London Victoria Coach Station and Heathrow Airport (along with a less regular service to other places).
Smethwick
Smethwick is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands of England. It is situated on the edge of the city of Birmingham, within the historic boundaries of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire....
, West Midlands
West Midlands (county)
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...
, England
England
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. It is located on the Hagley Road junction with Bearwood Road. It is Smethwick's only bus station, it is accessed via one way street’s and subsequently most services use the stands located outside the station.
Facilities
Stands A, B & C are located in the main part of the bus station where the former cafe and toilets are located, these are managed by Sandwell Borough Council. Two stands are located on Lordswood Road along side the Kings Head Public House, and one solitary stand is located on Bearwood Road (for service 448 towards West BromwichWest Bromwich
West Bromwich is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands, England. It is north west of Birmingham lying on the A41 London-to-Birkenhead road. West Bromwich is part of the Black Country...
& 40X only). The rest of the bus stations stands are located on the Hagley Road itself.
Buses using stands A to C require to navigate the Bearwood one-way system which only allows traffic to enter from the Lightwoods Park direction of Adkins Road and exit directly onto Bearwood Road near its junction with the Hagley Road. Subsequently most services us the road side stands on Hagley Road, Lordsword Road and Bearwood Road.
Services
Main Bus Station Stands - Adkins Road- 82 Bearwood Bus Station to Birmingham City Centre via Cape Hill & Winson Green
- 200 Bearwood Bus Station to Oldbury Town Centre via Brandhall & Whiteheath
- 201 Bearwood Bus Station to Oldbury Town Centre via Uplands & Langley Green
- 444 Bearwood Bus Station to West Bromwich Bus Station via Smethwick High St
- 450 Bearwood Bus Station to West Bromwich Bus Station via Smethwick High St & The Hawthorns
- 478 Bearwood Bus Station to Wednesbury Bus Station via Smethwick High St & West Bromwich
Hagley Road Stands
- National Express Coaches
- 9 Birmingham City Centre – Stourbridge Bus Station via Hagley Road & Halesowen
- 126 Birmingham City Centre – Wolverhampton Bus Station via Hagley Road & Dudley
- 141 Birmingham City Centre – The Merry Hill Centre Bus Station via Halesowen & Cradley Heath
- 192 Birmingham City Centre – Kidderminster Town Centre via Halesowen & Hagley
Bearwood Road Stand
- 448 / 448A West Bromwich Bus Station – Bartley Green via Smethwick High St & Harborne (towards West Bromwich Only)
- 40X Bearwood Bus Station – Perry Barr One Stop Shopping Centre via Handsworth & Aston
Lordsword Road Stands
- 11A / 11C Birmingham Outer Circle
- 443 Bearwood Three Shires Oak Road – Four Dwellings via Harborne & Quinton
- 448 / 448A West Bromwich Bus Station – Bartley Green via Smethwick High St & Harborne
Bearwood Three Shires Oak Road is not part of the bus station but it also has a number of services and combined with the bus stops located on Bearwood Road make it a viable interchange, and thus Network West Midlands have published a interchange guide which can be obtained from the link bellow. It can be reached by a bus obviously or a short walk, it is at the opposite end of Bearwood's main shopping street next to the Bear Tavern public house.
There is no rail link in Bearwood and it has never had a railway station (although there was a station located on the Harborne Branch Line on Hagley Road and was/is the closest). Smethwick dose have railway stations, but are all located at the High Street end of the town and a decent walk. Buses serve all of Smethwick’s railway stations and stations in Birmingham City Centre for the best possible service. The Midland Metro is reachable via The Hawthorns, Kenrick Park, Trinity Way and West Bromwich Central tram stops. National Express
National Express
National Express Coaches, more commonly known as National Express, is a brand and company, owned by the National Express Group, under which the majority of long distance bus and coach services in Great Britain are operated,...
coaches provides a regular service via Birmingham to London Victoria Coach Station and Heathrow Airport (along with a less regular service to other places).