{"id":16947,"date":"2026-09-26T13:24:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T12:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/bus-route-1-birmingham"},"modified":"2026-09-26T13:24:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T12:24:24","slug":"bus-route-1-birmingham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-1-birmingham","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 1 in Birmingham: St James Road \u2194 Acocks Green Village"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 1 in Birmingham links \u201cSt James Road\u201d and \u201cAcocks Green Village\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/how-to-pay-for-public-transport-birmingham#routes\">All routes in Birmingham \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6acb052d3cb10\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6acb052d3cb10\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-1-birmingham\/#Where_bus_1_goes\" >Where bus 1 goes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-1-birmingham\/#Where_to_change\" >Where to change<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-1-birmingham\/#Passes_and_concessions\" >Passes and concessions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-1-birmingham\/#Questions_and_answers\" >Questions and answers<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-1-birmingham\/#Does_bus_1_go_to_%E2%80%9CPriory_Hospital%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus 1 go to \u201cPriory Hospital\u201d?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-1-birmingham\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_1_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 1 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_bus_1_goes\"><\/span>Where bus 1 goes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.ibirmingham.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-birmingham-bus-1-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ibirmingham.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-birmingham-bus-1-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 1 in Birmingham on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Towards \u201cAcocks Green Village\u201d: 33 stops. After \u201cSt James Road\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cHighfield Road\u201d, \u201cCarpenter Road\u201d, \u201cChamberlain Hall\u201d, \u201cEdgbaston Old Church\u201d, \u201cPriory Hospital\u201d, \u201cBristol Road\u201d, \u201cWarwickshire Cricket Ground\u201d, \u201cMidlands Arts Centre\u201d, \u201cCannon Hill Park\u201d, \u201cPark Hill\u201d. Then \u201cAmesbury Road\u201d, \u201cMoseley Village\u201d, \u201cChurch Road\u201d, \u201cLench&#8217;s Close\u201d, \u201cMayfield Court\u201d, \u201cBillesley Lane\u201d, \u201cMackenzie Road\u201d, \u201cWake Green Road\u201d, \u201cMoseley Sec School\u201d, \u201cSt Christophers Church\u201d. Then \u201cSpringfield Road\u201d, \u201cThe College Arms\u201d, \u201cTetley Road\u201d, \u201cRussell Road\u201d, \u201cAllcroft Road\u201d, \u201cRailway Bridge\u201d, \u201cSpring Road\u201d, \u201cLIDL\u201d, \u201cFox Hollies Road\u201d, \u201cNorthanger Road\u201d. Before \u201cAcocks Green Village\u201d: \u201cCearl Court\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back, from \u201cAcocks Green Village\u201d to \u201cSt James Road\u201d: 36 stops. Only in this direction does it call at, among others, \u201cGrayland Close\u201d, \u201cCateswell Road\u201d, \u201cSpringfield Junior School\u201d, \u201cYardley Wood Road\u201d, \u201cTally Ho Police Training\u201d and \u201cSt Georges Church\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cAcocks Green Village\u201d does it call at \u201cHighfield Road\u201d, \u201cWarwickshire Cricket Ground\u201d, \u201cWake Green Road\u201d, \u201cSt Christophers Church\u201d and \u201cSpringfield Road\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cHighfield Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cSt Georges Church\u201d (150 m), \u201cWarwickshire Cricket Ground\u201d \u2192 \u201cTally Ho Police Training\u201d (100 m), \u201cWake Green Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cMoseley Sec School\u201d (300 m) and \u201cSt Christophers Church\u201d \u2192 \u201cSpringfield Junior School\u201d (100 m). Towards \u201cAcocks Green Village\u201d, board nearby: \u201cGrayland Close\u201d \u2192 \u201cCearl Court\u201d (100 m), \u201cCateswell Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cAllcroft Road\u201d (100 m), \u201cSpringfield Junior School\u201d \u2192 \u201cSt Christophers Church\u201d (100 m) and \u201cYardley Wood Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cMackenzie Road\u201d (100 m).<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_to_change\"><\/span>Where to change<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>On part of the route, between \u201cWarwickshire Cricket Ground\u201d and \u201cSt Christophers Church\u201d it shares the road with route 41.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cSt James Road\u201d: buses 12, 13, 23, 24 and 80<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHighfield Road\u201d (only towards \u201cAcocks Green Village\u201d): buses 23 and 24<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCarpenter Road\u201d: buses 23 and 24<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChamberlain Hall\u201d: buses X20, X21 and X22<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEdgbaston Old Church\u201d: buses X20, X21 and X22<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPriory Hospital\u201d: buses 45, 47, 61 and 63<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBristol Road\u201d: buses 45, 47, 61 and 63<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWarwickshire Cricket Ground\u201d (only towards \u201cAcocks Green Village\u201d): buses 45, 47, 61 and 63<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMidlands Arts Centre\u201d: buses 45 and 47<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cCannon Hill Park\u201d to \u201cAmesbury Road\u201d: bus 35<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cMoseley Village\u201d to \u201cLench&#8217;s Close\u201d: buses 35 and 50<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBillesley Lane\u201d: buses 2 and 5<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMackenzie Road\u201d: buses 2 and 5<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWake Green Road\u201d (only towards \u201cAcocks Green Village\u201d): buses 2 and 5<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMoseley Sec School\u201d: buses 5 and 6<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSt Christophers Church\u201d (only towards \u201cAcocks Green Village\u201d): bus 6<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSpringfield Road\u201d (only towards \u201cAcocks Green Village\u201d): bus 6<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cThe College Arms\u201d to \u201cRussell Road\u201d: bus 6<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cSpring Road\u201d to \u201cFox Hollies Road\u201d: bus 11A<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNorthanger Road\u201d: buses 11A and 630<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCearl Court\u201d: bus 630<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAcocks Green Village\u201d: buses 4A, 11A, 630 and 631<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGrayland Close\u201d (only towards \u201cSt James Road\u201d): bus 630<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSpringfield Junior School\u201d (only towards \u201cSt James Road\u201d): bus 6<\/li>\n<li>\u201cYardley Wood Road\u201d (only towards \u201cSt James Road\u201d): buses 2 and 5<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTally Ho Police Training\u201d (only towards \u201cSt James Road\u201d): buses 45, 47, 61 and 63<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSt Georges Church\u201d (only towards \u201cSt James Road\u201d): buses 23 and 24<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHarborne Road\u201d (only towards \u201cSt James Road\u201d): buses 12, 13, 23 and 24<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEmbassy Drive\u201d (only towards \u201cSt James Road\u201d): buses 12, 13, 23, 24 and 80<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pages for these routes: <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-x20-birmingham\">bus X20<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-x21-birmingham\">bus X21<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-x22-birmingham\">bus X22<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-2-birmingham\">bus 2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-4a-birmingham\">bus 4A<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-5-birmingham\">bus 5<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-6-birmingham\">bus 6<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-12-birmingham\">bus 12<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-13-birmingham\">bus 13<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-23-birmingham\">bus 23<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-24-birmingham\">bus 24<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-35-birmingham\">bus 35<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-41-birmingham\">bus 41<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-45-birmingham\">bus 45<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-47-birmingham\">bus 47<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-50-birmingham\">bus 50<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-61-birmingham\">bus 61<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-63-birmingham\">bus 63<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-80-birmingham\">bus 80<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-630-birmingham\">bus 630<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-631-birmingham\">bus 631<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Passes_and_concessions\"><\/span>Passes and concessions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Which passes are available and who travels free is explained on a separate page: <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/how-to-pay-for-public-transport-birmingham\">how to pay for public transport in Birmingham<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Questions_and_answers\"><\/span>Questions and answers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_bus_1_go_to_%E2%80%9CPriory_Hospital%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus 1 go to \u201cPriory Hospital\u201d?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Yes, in both directions.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_can_I_change_from_bus_1_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 1 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cSt James Road\u201d (12, 13, 23, 24 and 80) and \u201cEmbassy Drive\u201d (only towards \u201cSt James Road\u201d; 12, 13, 23, 24 and 80). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 26 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: National Express West Midlands.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 1 in Birmingham links \u201cSt James Road\u201d and \u201cAcocks Green Village\u201d. All routes in Birmingham \u2192 Where bus 1 goes Towards \u201cAcocks Green Village\u201d: 33 stops. After \u201cSt James Road\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cHighfield Road\u201d, \u201cCarpenter Road\u201d, \u201cChamberlain Hall\u201d, \u201cEdgbaston Old Church\u201d, \u201cPriory Hospital\u201d, \u201cBristol Road\u201d, \u201cWarwickshire Cricket Ground\u201d, \u201cMidlands Arts Centre\u201d, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":660,"featured_media":16948,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7518],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-16947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-im-a-passenger"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16947","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/660"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16947"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16947\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18876,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16947\/revisions\/18876"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16948"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16947"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=16947"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=16947"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=16947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}