{"id":17235,"date":"2026-10-03T14:22:22","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T13:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/bus-route-12-birmingham"},"modified":"2026-10-03T14:22:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T13:22:22","slug":"bus-route-12-birmingham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-12-birmingham","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 12 in Birmingham: Colmore Row \u2194 Coronation Gardens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 12 in Birmingham links \u201cColmore Row\u201d and \u201cCoronation Gardens\u201d. One stop is served in one direction only.<\/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-6acb052e58675\" 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-6acb052e58675\"  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-12-birmingham\/#The_route_of_bus_12\" >The route of bus 12<\/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-12-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-12-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-12-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-12-birmingham\/#Does_bus_12_go_to_%E2%80%9CLibrary_Metro%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus 12 go to \u201cLibrary Metro\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-12-birmingham\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_12_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 12 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_route_of_bus_12\"><\/span>The route of bus 12<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-12-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ibirmingham.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-birmingham-bus-12-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 12 in Birmingham on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>From \u201cColmore Row\u201d to \u201cCoronation Gardens\u201d: 64 stops. On the way: \u201cArt Gallery\u201d, \u201cNewhall Street\u201d, \u201cLibrary Metro\u201d, \u201cBrindleyplace Metro\u201d, \u201cFive Ways Metro\u201d, \u201cEdgbaston Village Metro\u201d, \u201cPlough &amp; Harrow Hotel\u201d, \u201cMonument Road\u201d, \u201cStrathallen Hotel\u201d, \u201cYork Road\u201d. Then \u201cVernon Road\u201d, \u201cDeblen Drive\u201d, \u201cStanmore Road\u201d, \u201cGeorge Dixon Academy\u201d, \u201cBernard Road\u201d, \u201cBeverley House\u201d, \u201cBarnsley Road\u201d, \u201cDrayton Road\u201d, \u201cWillow Avenue\u201d, \u201cThe Bear Tavern\u201d. Then \u201cEthel Road\u201d, \u201cGladys Road\u201d, \u201cAddenbrooke Road\u201d, \u201cThimblemill Cemetery\u201d, \u201cWilliam Road\u201d, \u201cHales Lane\u201d, \u201cQueens Road\u201d, \u201cDouglas Road\u201d, \u201cBasons Lane\u201d, \u201cDarby Road\u201d. Then \u201cCrosswells Road\u201d, \u201cRichmond Hill\u201d, \u201cTat Bank Crossroads\u201d, \u201cLangley Green Station\u201d, \u201cStation Road\u201d, \u201cMill Lane\u201d, \u201cUnderhill Street\u201d, \u201cTitford Road\u201d, \u201cPark Street\u201d, \u201cPark Lane Industrial Estate\u201d. Then \u201cOldbury Ringway\u201d, \u201cOldbury Interchange\u201d, \u201cSandwell Council House\u201d, \u201cWharfside\u201d, \u201cChapel Street\u201d, \u201cBrades Road\u201d, \u201cBath Row\u201d, \u201cBury Hill Road\u201d, \u201cHilton Road\u201d, \u201cLower City Road\u201d. Then \u201cPoplar Avenue\u201d, \u201cPoplar Rise\u201d, \u201cHawfield Road\u201d, \u201cSt Andrews Drive\u201d, \u201cWarrens Hall Farm\u201d, \u201cGibbet Hill\u201d, \u201cTansley Hill Avenue\u201d, \u201cView Drive\u201d, \u201cBlackacre Road\u201d, \u201cSt John&#8217;s Road\u201d. Before \u201cCoronation Gardens\u201d: \u201cNorth Street\u201d, \u201cWolverhampton Street\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The return journey is different. Towards \u201cColmore Row\u201d: 61 stops. Only in this direction does it call at, among others, \u201cSt Edmunds Church\u201d, \u201cBennetts Hill\u201d, \u201cPortway Hill\u201d, \u201cWolverhampton Road\u201d, \u201cno. 54\u201d and \u201cRounds Green School\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cCoronation Gardens\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cArt Gallery\u201d, \u201cDeblen Drive\u201d, \u201cGeorge Dixon Academy\u201d, \u201cWillow Avenue\u201d, \u201cEthel Road\u201d and \u201cCrosswells Road\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cArt Gallery\u201d \u2192 \u201cNewhall Street\u201d (150 m), \u201cDeblen Drive\u201d \u2192 \u201cStanmore Road\u201d (250 m), \u201cGeorge Dixon Academy\u201d \u2192 \u201cSt Germain&#8217;s Church\u201d (100 m) and \u201cWillow Avenue\u201d \u2192 \u201cDrayton Road\u201d (150 m). Towards \u201cCoronation Gardens\u201d, board nearby: \u201cSt Edmunds Church\u201d \u2192 \u201cCoronation Gardens\u201d (250 m), \u201cBennetts Hill\u201d \u2192 \u201cBlackacre Road\u201d (150 m), \u201cPortway Hill\u201d \u2192 \u201cSt Andrews Drive\u201d (100 m) and \u201cWolverhampton Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cBath Row\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>Shared sections with other routes: between \u201cColmore Row\u201d and \u201cThe Bear Tavern\u201d it shares the road with route 13; between \u201cColmore Row\u201d and \u201cFive Ways Metro\u201d it shares the road with routes 23 and 24; between \u201cGeorge Dixon Academy\u201d and \u201cDrayton Road\u201d it shares the road with routes 11A and 22.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cColmore Row\u201d: buses 7, 16, 16A, 52, 74, 82, 87, 101, X4, X5, X14, X15, X20, X21 and X22<\/li>\n<li>\u201cArt Gallery\u201d (only towards \u201cCoronation Gardens\u201d): buses 52, 82, 87 and 101<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNewhall Street\u201d: buses 82, 87 and 101<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLibrary Metro\u201d: buses 82 and 87<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEdgbaston Village Metro\u201d: buses 1 and 80<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPlough &amp; Harrow Hotel\u201d: bus 1<\/li>\n<li>\u201cStanmore Road\u201d: bus 80<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGeorge Dixon Academy\u201d (only towards \u201cCoronation Gardens\u201d): bus 80<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBernard Road\u201d: bus 80<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBarnsley Road\u201d: buses 20, 21, 48 and 82<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDrayton Road\u201d: buses 20, 21, 48 and 82<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWillow Avenue\u201d (only towards \u201cCoronation Gardens\u201d): buses 20, 21, 48 and 82<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Bear Tavern\u201d: buses 20, 21, 48 and 82<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEthel Road\u201d (only towards \u201cCoronation Gardens\u201d): buses 20, 48 and 82<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGladys Road\u201d: buses 54 and 82<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAddenbrooke Road\u201d: bus 54<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThimblemill Cemetery\u201d: bus 54<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWilliam Road\u201d: buses 48, 54 and 89<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHales Lane\u201d: buses 48, 54 and 89<\/li>\n<li>\u201cQueens Road\u201d: buses 21, 48 and 89<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDouglas Road\u201d: buses 21, 48 and 89<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBasons Lane\u201d: buses 21 and 48<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDarby Road\u201d: bus 21<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRichmond Hill\u201d: bus 21<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTat Bank Crossroads\u201d: bus 21<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPark Street\u201d: buses 4, 4H and 4M<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPark Lane Industrial Estate\u201d: buses 4, 4H, 4M and 87<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cOldbury Ringway\u201d to \u201cSandwell Council House\u201d: buses 3, 3A, 4, 4H, 4M, 21 and 87<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWharfside\u201d: buses 3, 3A and 87<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChapel Street\u201d: buses 3 and 3A<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCoronation Gardens\u201d: buses 74 and 87<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSt Edmunds Church\u201d (only towards \u201cColmore Row\u201d): buses 74 and 87<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThornwood Close\u201d (only towards \u201cColmore Row\u201d): bus 21<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWigorn Road\u201d (only towards \u201cColmore Row\u201d): buses 20, 21, 48 and 82<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSt Germain&#8217;s Church\u201d (only towards \u201cColmore Row\u201d): bus 80<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRailway Bridge\u201d (only towards \u201cColmore Row\u201d): buses 7, 16, 16A, 52, 74, 82, 87 and 101<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLloyd House\u201d (only towards \u201cColmore Row\u201d): buses 7, 16, 16A, 52, 74, 82, 87, 101, X4, X5, X14 and X15<\/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-1-birmingham\">bus 1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-3-birmingham\">bus 3<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-3a-birmingham\">bus 3A<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-4-birmingham\">bus 4<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-4h-birmingham\">bus 4H<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-4m-birmingham\">bus 4M<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-7-birmingham\">bus 7<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-13-birmingham\">bus 13<\/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-20-birmingham\">bus 20<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-21-birmingham\">bus 21<\/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-48-birmingham\">bus 48<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-52-birmingham\">bus 52<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-54-birmingham\">bus 54<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-74-birmingham\">bus 74<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-80-birmingham\">bus 80<\/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-89-birmingham\">bus 89<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-101-birmingham\">bus 101<\/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_12_go_to_%E2%80%9CLibrary_Metro%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus 12 go to \u201cLibrary Metro\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_12_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 12 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cColmore Row\u201d (7, 16, 16A, 52, 74, 82, 87, 101, X4, X5, X14, X15, X20, X21 and X22) and \u201cLloyd House\u201d (only towards \u201cColmore Row\u201d; 7, 16, 16A, 52, 74, 82, 87, 101, X4, X5, X14 and X15). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 3 October 2026. Source of the route and stops: National Express West Midlands.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 12 in Birmingham links \u201cColmore Row\u201d and \u201cCoronation Gardens\u201d. One stop is served in one direction only. All routes in Birmingham \u2192 The route of bus 12 From \u201cColmore Row\u201d to \u201cCoronation Gardens\u201d: 64 stops. On the way: \u201cArt Gallery\u201d, \u201cNewhall Street\u201d, \u201cLibrary Metro\u201d, \u201cBrindleyplace Metro\u201d, \u201cFive Ways Metro\u201d, \u201cEdgbaston Village Metro\u201d, \u201cPlough [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":660,"featured_media":17236,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7518],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-17235","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\/17235","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=17235"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17235\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18912,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17235\/revisions\/18912"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17236"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17235"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=17235"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=17235"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=17235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}