Dudley bus station is a bus station in Dudley, England. It is managed by Transport for West Midlands. Local bus and national coach services operated by various companies serve the bus station which has 19 departure stands.
The arrival stand is A and also on surrounding streets and the departures stands are lettered B - U (excluding I and O). U is allocated to long distance coach services, which are mainly pre-booked.
The original bus station was constructed along Birmingham Street on a steep hill overlooking Dudley Castle in about 1950. It was complemented by an additional line of shelters along neighbouring Fisher Street. However, a series on incidents of buses rolling back injuring passengers led to widespread local criticism of its design. This resulted in the West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive rebuilding the bus station on a completely level site along Fisher Street. Construction of the new bus station began during 1985 and it was opened in 1986.Major plans to demolish Dudley bus station and build interchange set to be backed Express & Star 2 September 2022Oldest and busiest bus station in West Midlands set to be demolished in futuristic plan Birmingham Mail 6 September 2022
The original lay-over facilities on adjacent Portersfield still remain to this day, on part of what is now a public car park. As at September 2022, the 19 stands were served by 22 routes.
The bus station is due to be redeveloped to create an interchange with the under construction West Midlands Metro line to Brierley Hill.Interchange at Dudley approved Rail issue 925 24 February 2021 page 22 Planning permission was granted in September 2022.Dudley bus and Metro interchange plans get green light West Midlands Combined Authority 20 September 2022 Green light for £24M West Midlands station New Civil Engineer 22 September 2022 Demolition of the bus station began in March 2024.
Bus routes RouteDestinationViaOperatorNotesTettenhall WoodSedgley, Blakenhall, WolverhamptonNational Express West MidlandsWrens Nest Merry HillLaurel Road Russells Hall, Brierley HillNational Express West MidlandsKingswinford & Wall Heath (5A)Russells Hall, PensnettNational Express West Midlandswas Diamond until 2/11/25StourbridgeRussells Hall, Brierley Hill, AmblecoteNational Express West MidlandsWollaston JunctionMerry Hill, Lye, Pedmore, Stourbridge, NortonNational Express West MidlandsWollaston Farm WolverhamptonMerry Hill, Stourbridge Roseville, ParkfieldsNational Express West MidlandsWalsallTipton, Princes End, Ocker Hill, Wednesbury, PleckNational Express West MidlandsBirminghamOldbury, Langley Green, BearwoodNational Express West MidlandsOldburyDixons Green, OakhamDiamond Buswas NX until 20/07/26 with route changeStourbridgeMilking Bank (17A), Gornalwood, Wall Heath, Kinswinford, WordsleyDiamond BusMerry HillCinder Bank, Netherton, Old Hill, Cradley Heath, Quarry BankNational Express West Midlandswas Diamond until 2/11/25Q.E. HospitalDixons Green, Netherton, Old Hill, Halesowen, Quinton, HarborneNational Express West Midlandswas NX until 04/01/26KidderminsterNetherton, Merry Hill, Withymoor, StourbridgeDiamond Buswas Diamond until 26/09/26 with route changeWolverhamptonMilking Bank, Gornalwood, Sedgley, Goldthorn ParkDiamond BusBirminghamDudley Port, Great Bridge, West Bromwich, Soho, HockleyNational Express West MidlandsWolverhamptonCoseley, Woodcross, Lanesfield, ParkfieldsBanga Buses National Express West MidlandsNX eve & Sundays (was Diamond until 2/22/25)WolverhamptonWrens Nest, Roseville, Coseley, Bilston, MoseleyNational Express West Midlands Diamond BusDiamond eve & SundaysBirminghamTividale, Oldbury, Smethwick, Cape HillNational Express West MidlandsBirminghamBurnt Tree, Causeway Green, BearwoodNational Express West MidlandsBirmingham WolverhamptonDixons Green, Rowley Village, Blackheath, Quinton Roseville, ParkfieldsNational Express West MidlandsSpringfieldKates Hill, Dixons Green, Warrens HallDiamond BusBilstonMilking Bank, Gornalwood, Sedgley, Cinder Hill, WoodcrossDiamond BusMerry HillRussells Hall, Bromley, Kingswinford, Wordsley, Brierley HillDiamond BusBilstonTipton, Sedgley, CoseleyDiamond Bus
Former bus routes RouteDestinationOperatorNotesWest Bromwich via TiptonNational Express West Midlands and Diamond Was cut only as far as Tipton Queens Rd as of the January 2023 timetable changeMerry HilliGo BusesService was scrapped in 2019 after the administration of iGo buses and Diamond ceased the Sunday daytime service all togetherWest BromwichNational Express West MidlandsService withdrawn in 2018 and was replaced by 12A between Dudley & OldburyBirminghamNational Express West MidlandsService withdrawn in 2018 and was replaced by 14 between Dudley & BlackheathBirminghamNational Express West MidlandsService withdrawn in 2018 and was replaced by the X8 to/from WolverhamptonFoxyards EstateDiamond BusWithdrawn due to low usage. Banga/NX service 81 diverted to partially replace this.HalesowenNational Express West MidlandsService withdrawn in 2018 and was replaced by the X8 between Dudley & Hurst Green and 14 between Hurst Green and HalesowenCradley HeathDiamond BusService withdrawn in 2019 and was replaced by 11/11A which was 81 at the time through Netherton and 24 through Saltwells
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