Bearwood bus station is a small bus station in Smethwick, West Midlands County, 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.
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 alongside the Kings Head Public House, and one solitary stand is located on Bearwood Road (for service 448 towards West Bromwich & 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.
Bus routes that serve Bearwood bus station stands, Hagley Road West bus stands, Bear Tavern bus stands, St Marks Church/Sherwood Road bus stands & Lordsword Road bus stands[]
Route | Stand Location | Terminals | Terminals | Via | Operator | Notes |
Stand A | ||||||
49 | Bus Station Stands–Adkins Lane | Bearwood | West Bromwich Bus Station | Langley & Brandhall | National Express West Midlands | |
53 | Bus Station Stands–Adkins Lane | Bearwood | West Bromwich Bus Station | Smethwick High street and The Hawthorns | Diamond Bus | Eves and Suns only |
61 | Bus Station Stands–Adkins Lane | Bearwood | Perry Barr one stop shopping centre | Handsworth & Booth Street Metro Stop | Central Buses | |
Stand B | ||||||
20 | Bus Station Stands–Adkins Lane | Bearwood | Oldbury | Whiteheath, Brandhall and Warley | Arriva Midlands | |
21 | Bus Station Stands–Adkins Lane | Bearwood | Oldbury | Londonderry | Arriva Midlands | |
122 | Bus Station Stands–Adkins Lane | Bearwood | Oldbury | Langley High Street, Bristnall Fields and Warley | Diamond Bus | |
Stand BA/BN | ||||||
127 | Bear Tavern | Birmingham | Blackheath | Brandhall | National Express West Midlands | Stop BA towards Birmingham & Stop BN towards Blackheath |
128 | Bear Tavern | Birmingham | Oldbury | Bearwood | National Express West Midlands | Stop BA towards Birmingham & Stop BN towards Oldbury |
129 | Bear Tavern | Birmingham | West Bromwich Bus Station | Bearwood and Londonderry | National Express West Midlands | Stop BA towards Birmingham & Stop BN towards West Bromwich |
Stand BC/BL | ||||||
40X | Bearwood Three Shires Oak Road | Bearwood Bus Station | Perry Barr One Stop Shopping Centre | Handsworth & Aston | HI-RIDE COACHES | Stop BC towards Bearwood & Stop BL towards Perry Barr |
Stand BF/BH | ||||||
53 | St Marks Church/Sherwood Road | Merry Hill Shopping Centre | West Bromwich Bus Station | Bearwood, Londonderry and Blackheath | National Express West Midlands | |
Stand BP/BQ | ||||||
11A | Lordsword Road Bus Stands | Birmingham Outer Circle | Birmingham Outer Circle | National Express West Midlands | Stand BP towards Harborne | |
11A | Lordsword Road Bus Stands | Birmingham Outer Circle | Birmingham Outer Circle | Joe's Travel | Stand BP towards Harborne | |
11C | Lordsword Road Bus Stands | Birmingham Outer Circle | Birmingham Outer Circle | National Express West Midlands | Stand BQ towards City Hospital | |
11C | Lordsword Road Bus Stands | Birmingham Outer Circle | Birmingham Outer Circle | Joe's Travel | Stand BQ towards City Hospital | |
48 | Lordsword Road Bus Stands | Bartley Green | West Bromwich | University, Bearwood and Smethwick | National Express West Midlands | Stand BP to Harborne & Stand BQ towards West Bromwich |
Stand BR/BV | ||||||
9 | Hagley Road West | Birmingham City Centre | Stourbridge Bus Station | Hagley Road & Halesowen | National Express West Midlands | Stop BR-Out of Birmingham & Stop BV-Into Birmingham |
National Express Coaches | Hagley Road West | All across the UK | All across the UK | Certain places in the West Midlands | National Express Coaches | Stop BR-Out of Birmingham & Stop BV-Into Birmingham |
Stand BS/BV | ||||||
141 | Hagley Road West | Merry Hill Shopping Centre | Birmingham, Colmore Row | Halesowen & Cradley Heath | National Express West Midlands | Stop BS-Out of Birmingham & Stop BV-Into Birmingham |
Stand BT/BW | ||||||
126 | Hagley Road West | Birmingham City Centre | Wolverhampton Bus Station | Hagley Road & Dudley | National Express West Midlands | Stop BT-Out of Birmingham & Stop BW-Into Birmingham |
Stand C | ||||||
82 | Bus Station Stands–Adkins Lane | Bearwood Bus Station | Birmingham City Centre | Cape Hill & Winson Green | National Express West Midlands |
|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 an interchange guide which can be obtained from the link below. A bus can reach it obviously or a short walk, it is at the opposite end of Bearwood's main shopping street next to the Bear Tavern public house.