{"id":17715,"date":"2026-10-02T19:51:51","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T18:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/bus-route-40-birmingham"},"modified":"2026-10-02T19:51:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T18:51:51","slug":"bus-route-40-birmingham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-40-birmingham","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 40 in Birmingham: West Bromwich Bus Station \u2194 Wednesbury Bus Station"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 40 in Birmingham runs between \u201cWest Bromwich Bus Station\u201d and \u201cWednesbury Bus Station\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-6acb107b25ad4\" 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-6acb107b25ad4\"  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-40-birmingham\/#The_route_of_bus_40\" >The route of bus 40<\/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-40-birmingham\/#Connections\" >Connections<\/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-40-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-40-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-40-birmingham\/#Does_bus_40_go_to_%E2%80%9CPark_Hill_School%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus 40 go to \u201cPark Hill School\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-40-birmingham\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_40_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 40 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_route_of_bus_40\"><\/span>The route of bus 40<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-40-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ibirmingham.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-birmingham-bus-40-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 40 in Birmingham on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Towards \u201cWednesbury Bus Station\u201d: 26 stops. After \u201cWest Bromwich Bus Station\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cNew Street\u201d, \u201cHargate Lane\u201d, \u201cHealth Campus\u201d, \u201cChurch Vale\u201d, \u201cHeath Lane\u201d, \u201cPennyhill Lane\u201d, \u201cPennyhill Primary School\u201d, \u201cBustleholme Lane\u201d, \u201cStone Cross\u201d, \u201cHoly Cross Church\u201d. Then \u201cCrankhall Lane\u201d, \u201cCarisbrooke Road\u201d, \u201cKeir Road\u201d, \u201cFreeman Road\u201d, \u201cSuffolk Road\u201d, \u201cPark Hill School\u201d, \u201cWoden Road East\u201d, \u201cBissell Drive\u201d, \u201cSt Lukes Road\u201d, \u201cHamstead Terrace\u201d. Before \u201cWednesbury Bus Station\u201d: \u201cPaul Street\u201d, \u201cOakeswell Street\u201d, \u201cPublic Library\u201d, \u201cChurch Hill\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back the bus takes a different route, from \u201cWednesbury Bus Station\u201d to \u201cWest Bromwich Bus Station\u201d (30 stops). Only in this direction does it call at \u201cRussell Street\u201d, \u201cHolyhead Road\u201d, \u201cAddison Terrace\u201d, \u201cCorporation Street\u201d, \u201cHydes Road\u201d, \u201cOaktree Road\u201d, \u201cPark Hill\u201d, \u201cSt Francis Church\u201d, \u201cHall Green Road\u201d, \u201cJervoise Lane\u201d, \u201cCharlemont Avenue\u201d, \u201cNewton Street\u201d and \u201cStanway Road\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cWednesbury Bus Station\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cHeath Lane\u201d, \u201cStone Cross\u201d, \u201cCrankhall Lane\u201d, \u201cKeir Road\u201d, \u201cWoden Road East\u201d and \u201cPaul Street\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cHeath Lane\u201d \u2192 \u201cNewton Street\u201d (250 m), \u201cStone Cross\u201d \u2192 \u201cJervoise Lane\u201d (50 m), \u201cCrankhall Lane\u201d \u2192 \u201cHall Green Road\u201d (50 m) and \u201cKeir Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cSt Francis Church\u201d (50 m). Towards \u201cWednesbury Bus Station\u201d, board nearby: \u201cRussell Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cWednesbury Bus Station\u201d (300 m), \u201cAddison Terrace\u201d \u2192 \u201cPublic Library\u201d (200 m), \u201cCorporation Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cPublic Library\u201d (250 m) and \u201cHydes Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cPaul Street\u201d (50 m).<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Connections\"><\/span>Connections<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>On part of the route, between \u201cWest Bromwich Bus Station\u201d and \u201cHeath Lane\u201d it shares the road with routes 4, 4H and 4M; between \u201cOakeswell Street\u201d and \u201cWednesbury Bus Station\u201d it shares the road with route 30.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cWest Bromwich Bus Station\u201d: buses 3, 3A, 16A, 48, 54, 74, 80 and 89<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNew Street\u201d: buses 3, 3A, 16A, 48, 54, 74, 80 and 89<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cHargate Lane\u201d to \u201cChurch Vale\u201d: bus 16A<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHeath Lane\u201d (only towards \u201cWednesbury Bus Station\u201d): bus 16A<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCarisbrooke Road\u201d: bus 674<\/li>\n<li>\u201cKeir Road\u201d (only towards \u201cWednesbury Bus Station\u201d): bus 674<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFreeman Road\u201d: bus 674<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSuffolk Road\u201d: bus 674<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWoden Road East\u201d (only towards \u201cWednesbury Bus Station\u201d): bus 674<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cBissell Drive\u201d to \u201cHamstead Terrace\u201d: bus 674<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cPaul Street\u201d to \u201cChurch Hill\u201d (only towards \u201cWednesbury Bus Station\u201d): bus 674<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWednesbury Bus Station\u201d: bus 674<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cRussell Street\u201d to \u201cHall Green Road\u201d (only towards \u201cWest Bromwich Bus Station\u201d): bus 674<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNewton Street\u201d (only towards \u201cWest Bromwich Bus Station\u201d): bus 16A<\/li>\n<li>\u201cStanway Road\u201d (only towards \u201cWest Bromwich Bus Station\u201d): bus 16A<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pages for these routes: <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-16a-birmingham\">bus 16A<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-30-birmingham\">bus 30<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-48-birmingham\">bus 48<\/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-89-birmingham\">bus 89<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-674-birmingham\">bus 674<\/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_40_go_to_%E2%80%9CPark_Hill_School%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus 40 go to \u201cPark Hill School\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_40_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 40 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cWest Bromwich Bus Station\u201d and \u201cNew Street\u201d (3, 3A, 16A, 48, 54, 74, 80 and 89). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 2 October 2026. Source of the route and stops: National Express West Midlands.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 40 in Birmingham runs between \u201cWest Bromwich Bus Station\u201d and \u201cWednesbury Bus Station\u201d. One stop is served in one direction only. All routes in Birmingham \u2192 The route of bus 40 Towards \u201cWednesbury Bus Station\u201d: 26 stops. After \u201cWest Bromwich Bus Station\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cNew Street\u201d, \u201cHargate Lane\u201d, \u201cHealth Campus\u201d, \u201cChurch [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":660,"featured_media":17716,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7518],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-17715","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\/17715","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=17715"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17715\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18972,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17715\/revisions\/18972"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17715"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=17715"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=17715"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=17715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}