Bus route 55 in Birmingham: Tesco ↔ Longbridge Station

Bus route 55 in Birmingham runs between “Tesco” and “Longbridge Station”. The two directions are not quite the same: 2 stops are served in one direction only, which is worth knowing before you travel.

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The route of bus 55

Towards “Longbridge Station”: 91 stops. After “Tesco”, the bus calls at “Ridgacre Road”, “Dwellings School”, “Middle Leasow”, “Highfield Lane”, “no. 252”, “Lower Higley Close”, “Rickyard Piece”, “Dufton Road”, “Moat Meadows”, “Mayswood Grove”. Then “Faraday Avenue”, “Wedgewood Road”, “Pitman Road”, “Fleming Road”, “Royal British Legion”, “Gorsy Road”, “Overdale Road”, “Bolney Road”, “Tennal Lane”, “Woodhouse Road”. Then “West Boulevard”, “Tennal Drive”, “The Court Oak”, “Fitz Roy Avenue”, “Lordswood Road”, “Oakham Road”, “Moor Pool Avenue”, “Greenfield Road”, “Harborne Junction”, “York Street”. Then “Blue Coat School”, “Hintlesham Avenue”, “Metchley Park”, “Metchley Court”, “Humphrey Middlemore Drive”, “Windermere House”, “Poole Crescent”, “Langford Grove”, “Cadnam Close”, “Sedgehill Avenue”. Then “Flats”, “Ferncliffe Road”, “Kelfield Avenue”, “Elford Road”, “Wheats Avenue”, “Weymoor Road”, “Swinford Road”, “Nately Grove”, “Reservoir Road”, “Gibbins Road”. Then “Selly Oak”, “Hestia Drive”, “Selly Oak Hospital”, “Birkdale Road”, “Umberslade Road”, “Hazelwell Street”, “Beaumont Road”, “Ashmore Road”, “Rowheath Road”, “Cotteridge Island”. Then “Station Road”, “Somerdale Road”, “Heath Road”, “Woodlands Park Road”, “Hole Lane”, “Northfield Shopping”, “Bell Lane”, “Lockwood Road”, “The Black Horse”, “St Heliers Road”. Then “Inverness Road”, “Hoggs Lane”, “Guardian Court”, “Elan Road”, “Larch Drive”, “Frogmill Road”, “Hollywood Bowl”, “Cinema”, “Supermarket”, “Leach Green Lane”. Before “Longbridge Station”: “Beverley Road”, “Newman Way”, “Cliff Rock Road”, “Shepley Road”, “Ormscliffe Road”, “Irwin Avenue”, “Ryde Park Road”, “Longbridge Island”, “Devon Way”.

On the way back, from “Longbridge Station” to “Tesco”: 85 stops. After “Sedgehill Avenue”, the bus runs a loop via “Flats”, “Ferncliffe Road” and “Kelfield Avenue” and returns to “Sedgehill Avenue”. Only in this direction does it call at, among others, “South and City College”, “Chadwick Avenue”, “Balaams Wood Drive”, “Pepper Wood Drive”, “Sovereign Heights” and “Lower Beeches Road”. Only in the direction of “Longbridge Station” does it call at, among others, “Highfield Lane”, “no. 252”, “Lower Higley Close”, “Tennal Lane”, “The Court Oak” and “Blue Coat School”. For the way back, board nearby: “Highfield Lane” → “Middle Leasow” (100 m), “no. 252” → “Mayswood Grove” (150 m), “Lower Higley Close” → “Moat Meadows” (100 m) and “Tennal Lane” → “Woodhouse Road” (300 m). Towards “Longbridge Station”, board nearby: “South and City College” → “Longbridge Island” (150 m), “Chadwick Avenue” → “Newman Way” (300 m), “Balaams Wood Drive” → “Frogmill Road” (200 m) and “Pepper Wood Drive” → “Larch Drive” (250 m).

In practice: you can get to “Station Road” on this bus only in the direction of “Longbridge Station” and to “Ryde Park Road” only in the direction of “Longbridge Station”.

Connections

On part of the route, between “Northfield Shopping” and “Elan Road” it shares the road with route 61; between “Dufton Road” and “Fleming Road” it shares the road with route 39; between “Bell Lane” and “Inverness Road” it shares the road with routes 18 and 27.

Connections by stop, in route order:

• Stops from “Pitman Road” to “Gorsy Road”: bus 54
• Stops from “Fitz Roy Avenue” to “Oakham Road”: bus 11A
• “Greenfield Road”: buses 11A and 23
• “Harborne Junction”: bus 23
• “York Street”: bus 23
• “Blue Coat School” (only towards “Longbridge Station”): bus 23
• “Hintlesham Avenue”: bus 23
• “Metchley Court”: bus X22
• “Humphrey Middlemore Drive” (only towards “Longbridge Station”): buses 11A, 41, 76 and X22
• “Windermere House”: buses 11A and X22
• “Poole Crescent” (only towards “Longbridge Station”): buses 11A and X22
• “Langford Grove”: buses 11A and X22
• “Cadnam Close”: bus X22
• “Sedgehill Avenue”: bus X22
• “Flats”: buses 23 and X22
• “Kelfield Avenue”: bus X22
• “Elford Road”: bus X22
• “Wheats Avenue”: buses 23 and X22
• “Weymoor Road” (only towards “Longbridge Station”): buses 23 and X22
• “Swinford Road”: buses 23 and X22
• “Nately Grove”: buses X21 and X22
• “Reservoir Road” (only towards “Longbridge Station”): buses 11A, 76, X20 and X21
• “Gibbins Road”: buses 11A, 63, 76, X20 and X21
• “Selly Oak” (only towards “Longbridge Station”): buses 11A, 63, 76 and X21
• “Hestia Drive”: bus 11A
• “Selly Oak Hospital” (only towards “Longbridge Station”): bus 76
• “Birkdale Road”: bus 76
• “Umberslade Road” (only towards “Longbridge Station”): buses 45 and 47
• “Hazelwell Street”: buses 45 and 47
• “Beaumont Road”: bus 11A
• “Ashmore Road”: bus 11A
• “Rowheath Road”: buses 11A, 19, 45, 47 and 49
• “Cotteridge Island”: buses 11A, 19, 45, 47 and 49
• “Station Road” (only towards “Longbridge Station”): buses 19, 45, 47 and 49
• “Somerdale Road”: bus 19
• “Northfield Shopping” (only towards “Longbridge Station”): buses 19, 39A, 63 and X20
• Stops from “Bell Lane” to “The Black Horse”: buses 19, 39A, 63 and X20
• “St Heliers Road” (only towards “Longbridge Station”): buses 19, 39A, 63 and X20
• “Hoggs Lane” (only towards “Longbridge Station”): bus 39A
• “Hollywood Bowl”: buses 19 and 49
• “Cinema”: buses 19, 49 and 63
• “Supermarket”: buses 19, 49 and 63
• “Leach Green Lane”: buses 19, 49, 63 and X20
• “Beverley Road” (only towards “Longbridge Station”): buses 19, 63 and X20
• “Newman Way”: buses 19 and X20
• “Cliff Rock Road”: buses 19 and X20
• “Shepley Road”: bus X20
• “Ormscliffe Road”: buses 19, 47 and X20
• “Irwin Avenue”: buses 19, 47 and X20
• “Ryde Park Road” (only towards “Longbridge Station”): buses 49 and 63
• “Longbridge Island”: buses 19, 39A, 45, 47, 49, 63 and X20
• “Devon Way”: buses 19, 39A, 45, 47, 49, 63 and X20
• “Longbridge Station”: buses 19, 39A, 45, 47 and 49
• “South and City College” (only towards “Tesco”): buses 19, 39A, 45, 47, 49, 63 and X20
• “Chadwick Avenue” (only towards “Tesco”): buses 19 and X20
• “Pepper Wood Drive” (only towards “Tesco”): bus 39A
• “Northfield Leisure Centre” (only towards “Tesco”): buses 19, 39A, 63 and X20
• “Bournville Lane” (only towards “Tesco”): buses 45 and 47
• “Raddlebarn Road” (only towards “Tesco”): buses 11A, 63 and X21
• “Rebecca Drive” (only towards “Tesco”): buses 11A, 63, 76 and X21
• “Northfield Road” (only towards “Tesco”): buses 23 and X22
• “Metchley Hall” (only towards “Tesco”): buses 11A and X22
• “Grays Road” (only towards “Tesco”): bus 23

Pages for these routes: bus X20, bus X21, bus X22, bus 18, bus 19, bus 23, bus 27, bus 39, bus 39A, bus 41, bus 45, bus 47, bus 49, bus 54, bus 61, bus 63, bus 76.

Passes and concessions

Which passes are available and who travels free is explained on a separate page: how to pay for public transport in Birmingham.

Questions and answers

Does bus 55 stop at “Station Road”?

Only in the direction of “Longbridge Station”: in the other direction it does not stop there.

Does bus 55 go to “Metchley Park”?

Yes, in both directions.

Where can I change from bus 55 to another bus route?

Most routes stop at “Longbridge Island” and “Devon Way” (19, 39A, 45, 47, 49, 63 and X20). All other stops with connections are listed above.

Checked on 29 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: National Express West Midlands.