{"id":17187,"date":"2026-09-30T09:45:45","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T08:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/bus-route-7-birmingham"},"modified":"2026-09-30T09:45:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T08:45:45","slug":"bus-route-7-birmingham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-7-birmingham","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 7 in Birmingham: Great Western Arcade \u2194 Court Lane"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 7 in Birmingham links \u201cGreat Western Arcade\u201d and \u201cCourt Lane\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-6acb0539e3b9a\" 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-6acb0539e3b9a\"  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-7-birmingham\/#Which_way_bus_7_runs\" >Which way bus 7 runs<\/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-7-birmingham\/#Other_routes_along_the_way\" >Other routes along the way<\/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-7-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-7-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-7-birmingham\/#Does_bus_7_go_to_%E2%80%9CNewtown_Police_Station%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus 7 go to \u201cNewtown Police Station\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-7-birmingham\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_7_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 7 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_way_bus_7_runs\"><\/span>Which way bus 7 runs<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-7-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ibirmingham.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-birmingham-bus-7-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 7 in Birmingham on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Towards \u201cCourt Lane\u201d: 33 stops. After \u201cGreat Western Arcade\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cLloyd House\u201d, \u201cHampton St\u201d, \u201cLower Loveday Street\u201d, \u201cTower Street\u201d, \u201cNewtown Police Station\u201d, \u201cGeach Street\u201d, \u201cAlma Street North\u201d, \u201cSix Ways Aston\u201d, \u201cAlbert Road\u201d, \u201cPrestbury Road\u201d. Then \u201cTrinity Road\u201d, \u201cJardine Road\u201d, \u201cWitton Square\u201d, \u201cWitton Station\u201d, \u201cDeykin Avenue\u201d, \u201cWyrley Road\u201d, \u201cMoor Lane\u201d, \u201cNorth Park Road\u201d, \u201cFarley Road\u201d, \u201cGipsy Lane\u201d. Then \u201cErcall Close\u201d, \u201cCollege Road\u201d, \u201cLyndham Close\u201d, \u201cHawthorn Road\u201d, \u201cHastings Road\u201d, \u201cThe Circle\u201d, \u201cCapilano Road\u201d, \u201cTurfpits Lane\u201d, \u201cSheddington Road\u201d, \u201cAbbeyfield Road\u201d. Before \u201cCourt Lane\u201d: \u201cFlackwell Road\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back, from \u201cCourt Lane\u201d to \u201cGreat Western Arcade\u201d: 32 stops. Only in this direction does it call at \u201cBrookvale Road\u201d and \u201cWater Street\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cCourt Lane\u201d does it call at \u201cLloyd House\u201d, \u201cHampton St\u201d and \u201cNorth Park Road\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cLloyd House\u201d \u2192 \u201cGreat Western Arcade\u201d (150 m), \u201cHampton St\u201d \u2192 \u201cWater Street\u201d (50 m) and \u201cNorth Park Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cBrookvale Road\u201d (100 m). Towards \u201cCourt Lane\u201d, board nearby: \u201cBrookvale Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cNorth Park Road\u201d (100 m) and \u201cWater Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cHampton St\u201d (50 m).<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Other_routes_along_the_way\"><\/span>Other routes along the way<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Route 7 has no long section shared with other bus routes, so over a longer distance no other route can stand in for it.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cGreat Western Arcade\u201d: buses 12, 13, 14, 16, 16A, 23, 24, 33, 51, 52, 65, 66, 67, 68, 74, 82, 87, 94, 95, 101, 907, 936, 937, 997, 998, X4, X5, X14, X15, X20, X21, X22, X51 and X64<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLloyd House\u201d (only towards \u201cCourt Lane\u201d): buses 12, 13, 16, 16A, 23, 24, 52, 74, 82, 87, 101, X4, X5, X14, X15, X20, X21 and X22<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHampton St\u201d (only towards \u201cCourt Lane\u201d): buses 12, 13, 16, 16A, 52, 74 and 101<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLower Loveday Street\u201d: buses 16, 16A, 33, 52, 74, 907, 936, 937, 997 and 998<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cTower Street\u201d to \u201cAlma Street North\u201d: buses 33, 51, 907, 936, 937, 997 and 998<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSix Ways Aston\u201d: buses 33, 51 and 52<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAlbert Road\u201d: buses 33 and 51<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cJardine Road\u201d to \u201cMoor Lane\u201d: bus 11A<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNorth Park Road\u201d (only towards \u201cCourt Lane\u201d): bus 11A<\/li>\n<li>\u201cErcall Close\u201d: bus 907<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCollege Road\u201d: bus 907<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cLyndham Close\u201d to \u201cHastings Road\u201d: buses 28 and 907<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Circle\u201d: buses 28 and 96<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCapilano Road\u201d: bus 96<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cTurfpits Lane\u201d to \u201cAbbeyfield Road\u201d: buses 65 and 96<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFlackwell Road\u201d: buses 65, 66 and 96<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCourt Lane\u201d: buses 65, 66 and 96<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBrookvale Road\u201d (only towards \u201cGreat Western Arcade\u201d): bus 11A<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWater Street\u201d (only towards \u201cGreat Western Arcade\u201d): buses 12, 13, 16, 16A, 52, 74 and 101<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pages for these routes: <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-x14-birmingham\">bus X14<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-x15-birmingham\">bus X15<\/a>, <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-x4-birmingham\">bus X4<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-x5-birmingham\">bus X5<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-x64-birmingham\">bus X64<\/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-14-birmingham\">bus 14<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-16-birmingham\">bus 16<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-16a-birmingham\">bus 16A<\/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-28-birmingham\">bus 28<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-33-birmingham\">bus 33<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-51-birmingham\">bus 51<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-52-birmingham\">bus 52<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-65-birmingham\">bus 65<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-66-birmingham\">bus 66<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-67-birmingham\">bus 67<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-68-birmingham\">bus 68<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-74-birmingham\">bus 74<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-82-birmingham\">bus 82<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-87-birmingham\">bus 87<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-94-birmingham\">bus 94<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-95-birmingham\">bus 95<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-96-birmingham\">bus 96<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-101-birmingham\">bus 101<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-907-birmingham\">bus 907<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-936-birmingham\">bus 936<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-937-birmingham\">bus 937<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-997-birmingham\">bus 997<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-998-birmingham\">bus 998<\/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>Tickets, passes and concessions are covered 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_7_go_to_%E2%80%9CNewtown_Police_Station%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus 7 go to \u201cNewtown Police Station\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_7_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 7 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cGreat Western Arcade\u201d (12, 13, 14, 16, 16A, 23, 24, 33, 51, 52, 65, 66, 67, 68, 74, 82, 87, 94, 95, 101, 907, 936, 937, 997, 998, X4, X5, X14, X15, X20, X21, X22, X51 and X64) and \u201cLloyd House\u201d (only towards \u201cCourt Lane\u201d; 12, 13, 16, 16A, 23, 24, 52, 74, 82, 87, 101, X4, X5, X14, X15, X20, X21 and X22). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 30 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: National Express West Midlands.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 7 in Birmingham links \u201cGreat Western Arcade\u201d and \u201cCourt Lane\u201d. All routes in Birmingham \u2192 Which way bus 7 runs Towards \u201cCourt Lane\u201d: 33 stops. After \u201cGreat Western Arcade\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cLloyd House\u201d, \u201cHampton St\u201d, \u201cLower Loveday Street\u201d, \u201cTower Street\u201d, \u201cNewtown Police Station\u201d, \u201cGeach Street\u201d, \u201cAlma Street North\u201d, \u201cSix Ways Aston\u201d, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":660,"featured_media":17188,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7518],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-17187","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\/17187","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=17187"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17187\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18906,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17187\/revisions\/18906"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17187"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=17187"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=17187"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=17187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}