Up to 15 National Express West Midlands bus services will be diverted in Birmingham today, Thursday, May 21, due to Aston Villa's Europa League victory parade. Diversions will be in place in the city centre and the Jewellery Quarter between 9.45am and 10pm.
Affected Services
The following services are impacted: 8A, 8C, 9, 12, 13, 23, 24, 82, 87, 101, 126, 822, 829, X8, and X10.
Detailed Diversion Routes
Services 8A and 8C
Service 8C towards Aston: Buses continue along Icknield Street, pass Warstone Lane junction, left Heaton Street, fourth exit Great Hampton Street, left Well Street to rejoin normal route.
Service 8A towards Highgate: Reverse of above route.
Services 9, 126, and X10
Towards Birmingham: From Hagley Road, right Islington Row Middleway, left Bath Row, left Holloway Circus, right Queensway Tunnels, left Great Charles Street Queensway to rejoin route.
From Birmingham: From Colmore Row, right Newhall Street, right Edmund Street, right Livery Street, left Colmore Row, continue Snow Hill, left St Chads Queensway, continue Queensway Tunnels, exit Suffolk Street Queensway, continue Holloway Circus, right Holloway Head, continue Bath Row, left Wheeleys Road, right Islington Row Middleway, left Hagley Road to rejoin route.
Services 12 and 13
Towards Birmingham: Same as services 9, 126, X10 towards Birmingham.
From Birmingham: Same as services 9, 126, X10 from Birmingham.
Services 23 and 24
Towards Birmingham: From Harborne Road, right Islington Row Middleway, left Bath Row, continue Holloway Head, continue Smallbrook Queensway to rejoin route.
From Birmingham: Same as services 9, 126, X10 from Birmingham except last step: left Calthorpe Road instead of left Hagley Road.
Services 82 and 87
Towards Birmingham: From Spring Hill, third exit Ladywood Middleway, continue Five Ways, second exit Islington Row Middleway, left Bath Row, continue Holloway Head, second exit Smallbrook Queensway to Colmore Row.
From Birmingham: From Colmore Row, right Newhall Street, right Edmund Street, right Livery Street, left Colmore Row, continue Snow Hill, left St Chads Queensway, right Old Snow Hill, continue Constitution Hill, continue Great Hampton Street, left Hockley Circus, left Heaton Street, right Icknield Street, right Spring Hill to rejoin route.
Service 101
Towards Birmingham: From Hingeston Street, left Icknield Street, left Heaton Street, fourth exit Great Hampton Street, continue Constitution Hill, left St Chads, right Snow Hill, continue Colmore Row to rejoin route.
From Birmingham: From Colmore Row, right Newhall Street, right Edmund Street, right Livery Street, left Colmore Row, continue Snow Hill, left St Chads Queensway, right Old Snow Hill, continue Constitution Hill, continue Great Hampton Street, left Hockley Circus, left Heaton Street, right Icknield Street, right Hingeston Street to rejoin route.
Service 822
Towards Birmingham: From Harborne Road, right Islington Row Middleway, left Bath Row, continue Holloway Head, continue Smallbrook Queensway to Colmore Row.
From Birmingham: Same as services 23 and 24 from Birmingham.
Service 829
Towards Birmingham: Same as services 9, 126, X10 towards Birmingham.
From Birmingham: Same as services 23 and 24 from Birmingham.
Service X8
Towards Birmingham: Same as services 9, 126, X10 towards Birmingham, to Colmore Row.
From Birmingham: Same as services 9, 126, X10 from Birmingham.
