Bus route X20 in Birmingham: The Square Peg ↔ Bromsgrove Bus Station

Bus route X20 in Birmingham goes from “The Square Peg” to “Bromsgrove Bus Station”. The two directions are not quite the same: 4 stops are served in one direction only, which is worth knowing before you travel.

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Which way bus X20 runs

Towards “Bromsgrove Bus Station”: 70 stops. After “The Square Peg”, the bus calls at “Bus Mall”, “New Street Station”, “Ernest Street”, “Granville Street”, “Edencroft”, “Gilldown Place”, “Warwick Crescent”, “Aston House”, “Vale Village”, “Westmere”. Then “School of Education”, “University North Gate”, “Blood & Transplant Centre”, “University Station”, “The Oleaster”, “Frederick Road”, “Lodge Hill Road”, “Weoley Park Road”, “Lodge Hill Cemetery Entrance”, “Lodge Hill Cemetery”. Then “Middle Park Road”, “Weoley Hill”, “Fox Hill”, “Tugford Road”, “Northfield Manor School”, “Guiting Road”, “Green Meadow Road”, “Meadow Brook Road”, “Nigel Avenue”, “Northfield Shopping”. Then “Bell Lane”, “Lockwood Road”, “Northfield Leisure Centre”, “South Road”, “Hawkesley Mill Lane”, “Mavis Road”, “Tessall Lane”, “Longbridge Technology Park”, “South and City College”, “Longbridge Island”. Then “Tinmeadow Crescent”, “Low Hill Lane”, “Edgewood Road”, “Leach Green Lane”, “Ormscliffe Road”, “Shepley Road”, “Kendal Rise Road”, “Leach Heath Lane”, “Beverley Road”, “St. Chads Church”. Then “Library Way”, “Birch Road”, “Spring Pools”, “Lydiate Ash Road”, “Woodrow Lane”, “Marlbrook Gardens”, “Ash Drive”, “Gibb Lane School”, “Meadow Road”, “Chadsgrove School”. Before “Bromsgrove Bus Station”: “War Memorial”, “Hinton Fields”, “Barnsley Hall”, “Sainsbury’s Local Store”, “Middleton Road”, “Broad Street”, “Shops”, “Pleck Stores”.

On the way back, from “Bromsgrove Bus Station” to “The Square Peg”: 71 stops. Only in this direction does it call at, among others, “Duke of York”, “Marlbrook Hotel”, “Gannow Walk”, “Waseley Hills School”, “Cliff Rock Road” and “Chadwick Avenue”. Only in the direction of “Bromsgrove Bus Station” does it call at, among others, “Bus Mall”, “Edencroft”, “School of Education”, “Lodge Hill Cemetery Entrance”, “Northfield Shopping” and “Mavis Road”. For the way back, board nearby: “Bus Mall” → “Albert Street” (150 m), “Edencroft” → “George Road” (100 m), “School of Education” → “University North Gate” (250 m) and “Lodge Hill Cemetery Entrance” → “Weoley Park Road” (150 m). Towards “Bromsgrove Bus Station”, board nearby: “Duke of York” → “Shops” (150 m), “Marlbrook Hotel” → “Marlbrook Gardens” (50 m), “Gannow Walk” → “Birch Road” (150 m) and “Waseley Hills School” → “Birch Road” (250 m).

In practice: you can get to “Five Ways Station” on this bus only in the direction of “The Square Peg” and to “Theatre Approach” only in the direction of “The Square Peg”.

Connections

On part of the route, between “The Square Peg” and “The Oleaster” it shares the road with route X21; between “The Square Peg” and “University Station” it shares the road with route X22; between “Northfield Shopping” and “Longbridge Island” it shares the road with route 63.

Connections by stop, in route order:

• “The Square Peg”: buses 2, 4A, 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 16, 16A, 23, 24, 33, 45, 51, 52, 61, 65, 66, 67, 68, 74, 82, 87, 94, 95, 97, 97A, 101, 907, 936, 937, 997, 998, FD, X1, X2, X4, X5, X12, X14, X15, X51 and X64
• “Bus Mall” (only towards “Bromsgrove Bus Station”): buses 2, 4A, 5, 6, 14, 16, 16A, 17, 17A, 23, 24, 33, 35, 45, 50, 51, 60, 61, 65, 66, 67, 68, 82, 87, 94, 95, 97, 97A, 907, 936, 937, 997, 998, FD, X1, X2, X4, X5, X12, X14, X15, X51 and X64
• “New Street Station”: buses 2, 4A, 5, 6, 16, 16A, 17, 17A, 23, 24, 35, 45, 50, 60, 61, 80, 82, 87, 97, 97A, FD, X1, X2, X4, X5, X14 and X15
• “Ernest Street”: buses 23, 24, 61, 80, 82 and 87
• “Granville Street”: bus 80
• “Edencroft” (only towards “Bromsgrove Bus Station”): bus 80
• “Warwick Crescent”: bus 1
• “Aston House”: bus 1
• “University North Gate”: bus 48
• “Blood & Transplant Centre”: bus 48
• “University Station”: buses 41, 48 and 76
• “The Oleaster”: buses 41, 48 and 76
• “Frederick Road”: buses 11A, 55 and 76
• “Lodge Hill Cemetery”: bus 48
• “Middle Park Road”: bus 48
• “Fox Hill”: bus 61
• “Green Meadow Road”: bus 48
• “Meadow Brook Road”: bus 48
• “Nigel Avenue”: buses 48 and 61
• “Northfield Shopping” (only towards “Bromsgrove Bus Station”): buses 18, 27, 39, 39A, 48, 55 and 61
• Stops from “Bell Lane” to “Northfield Leisure Centre”: buses 18, 27, 39, 39A, 48, 55 and 61
• “South Road”: buses 39 and 39A
• “Hawkesley Mill Lane”: buses 39 and 39A
• “Mavis Road” (only towards “Bromsgrove Bus Station”): buses 39 and 39A
• “Tessall Lane”: buses 39 and 39A
• “Longbridge Technology Park”: buses 39, 39A, 45, 49 and 55
• “South and City College” (only towards “Bromsgrove Bus Station”): buses 39, 39A, 45, 49 and 55
• “Longbridge Island”: buses 45, 49 and 55
• Stops from “Tinmeadow Crescent” to “Edgewood Road”: bus 55
• Stops from “Ormscliffe Road” to “Kendal Rise Road” (only towards “Bromsgrove Bus Station”): bus 55
• Stops from “Leach Heath Lane” to “St. Chads Church”: bus 55
• Stops from “Cliff Rock Road” to “Meadvale Road” (only towards “The Square Peg”): bus 55
• “Farren Road” (only towards “The Square Peg”): buses 39 and 39A
• “Quarry Lane” (only towards “The Square Peg”): buses 18, 27, 39, 39A, 48, 55 and 61
• “Saxon Wood Close” (only towards “The Square Peg”): buses 18, 27, 39, 39A, 48, 55 and 61
• “George Road” (only towards “The Square Peg”): bus 80
• “Five Ways Station” (only towards “The Square Peg”): buses 23, 24 and 80
• “Theatre Approach” (only towards “The Square Peg”): buses 16A, 23, 24, 61, 82 and 87
• “Albert Street” (only towards “The Square Peg”): buses 2, 4A, 5, 6, 14, 16, 16A, 17, 17A, 23, 24, 33, 35, 45, 50, 51, 60, 61, 65, 66, 67, 68, 74, 82, 87, 94, 95, 97, 97A, 907, 936, 937, 997, 998, FD, X1, X2, X4, X5, X12, X14, X15, X51 and X64

Pages for these routes: bus FD, bus X12, bus X14, bus X15, bus X2, bus X21, bus X22, bus X4, bus X5, bus X64, bus 1, bus 2, bus 4A, bus 5, bus 6, bus 7, bus 12, bus 13, bus 14, bus 16, bus 16A, bus 17, bus 17A, bus 18, bus 23, bus 24, bus 27, bus 33, bus 35, bus 39, bus 39A, bus 41, bus 45, bus 48, bus 49, bus 50, bus 51, bus 52, bus 55, bus 60, bus 61, bus 63, bus 65, bus 66, bus 67, bus 68, bus 74, bus 76, bus 80, bus 82, bus 87, bus 94, bus 95, bus 97, bus 97A, bus 101, bus 907, bus 936, bus 937, bus 997, bus 998.

Passes and concessions

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Questions about bus X20

Does bus X20 stop at “Five Ways Station”?

Only in the direction of “The Square Peg”: in the other direction it does not stop there.

Does bus X20 go to “New Street Station”?

Yes, in both directions.

Where can I change from bus X20 to another bus route?

Most routes stop at “The Square Peg” (2, 4A, 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 16, 16A, 23, 24, 33, 45, 51, 52, 61, 65, 66, 67, 68, 74, 82, 87, 94, 95, 97, 97A, 101, 907, 936, 937, 997, 998, FD, X1, X2, X4, X5, X12, X14, X15, X51 and X64) and “Albert Street” (only towards “The Square Peg”; 2, 4A, 5, 6, 14, 16, 16A, 17, 17A, 23, 24, 33, 35, 45, 50, 51, 60, 61, 65, 66, 67, 68, 74, 82, 87, 94, 95, 97, 97A, 907, 936, 937, 997, 998, FD, X1, X2, X4, X5, X12, X14, X15, X51 and X64). All other stops with connections are listed above.

Checked on 2 October 2026. Source of the route and stops: National Express West Midlands.