Realtime Information

Travel West Midland has invested in new technology to improve passenger information. As part of the Birmingham AVL project RTI (RealTime Information) is now available on selected TWM routes operated by Birmingham Central, Lea Hall, Yardley Wood (50 and 50A only) and Perry Barr (33 only) garages.

There are 3 new ways to find out when your bus is due:

At the stop
208 digital displays have been installed at bus stops and 14 LCD-style screens are now available at main shopping centres, hospitals and travel shops.

Each screen displays ‘Real Time information’ for the next departures due from the stop so you can check how long it will be before your bus arrives.

service times update displays at bus stop

By SMS (text messaging)
Around 200 stops have been equipped with new signs showing the ‘bus stop code’ – a seven character code that allows you to receive the times of the next buses due at that stop on your mobile phone.
mobile phone
Either check the ‘bus stop code’ at the bus stop or click here to look it up on the bus stop stop lists . Once you have the code for your stop simply type it into an sms message on your phone and send it to 84268 – within 15 seconds you will receive a reply telling you the next departures from that stop in Real Time (where available) or scheduled time for services not fited with RTI.


The service is charges at 25p for a return text plus the cost of your outgoing text from your mobile provider.

Click here to check whether this service is available for your route and to look up your bus stop code.

bus stop featuring sms code


On the Internet



Click here to visit the help to travel website and use the online map or bus stop lists to find the bus stop nearest to your home or workplace. The page is updated with real time bus information for your chosen stop every few minutes telling you how many minutes it will be before the next bus is due.

TWM Routes with SMS/Real Time Information Available

Route PDF File
9 Birmingham – Stourbridge View stops
10 Birmingham – Quinton Road West and Four Dwellings View stops
11A / 11C Birmingham – Outer Circle View stops
13 Birmingham – Lea Hall Station View stops
14 / 14A Birmingham – Marston Green/Chelmsley Wood View stops
15 Birmingham – Lea Hall Station View stops
17 Birmingham – Tile Cross View stops
19 Birmingham – Hasbury View stops
21 Birmingham – Bartley Green View stops
22 Birmingham – Kitwell View stops
23 Birmingham – Woodgate View stops
26 Birmingham – Bromford Bridge View stops
29 Birmingham – Northfield View stops
33 Birmingham – Pheasey View stops
45 / 45A Birmingham – West Heath View stops
47 / 47A Birmingham – Cofton Hackett View stops
50 / 50A Birmingham to Maypole and Druids Heath View stops
56 Birmingham - Kingshurst View stops
55 Birmingham – Chelmsley Wood View stops
57 / 57A Birmingham – Solihull via Coventry Rd View stops
58 / 58A Birmingham – Sheldon and Airport View stops
59A Coleshill Heath Road – Birmingham View stops
60 Birmingham – Cranes Park View stops
61 Birmingham – Gannow View stops
62 Birmingham – Rednal View stops
63 Birmingham – Rubery, Great Park View stops
89 The Radleys – Castle Bromwich View stops
94 Birmingham – Chelmsley Wood View stops
97 / 97A Birmingham – Chelmsley Wood View stops
103 / 103A Birmingham – Woodgate Valley North View stops
138 Birmingham – Merry Hill View stops
139 Birmingham – Merry Hill View stops
590A /590C Birmingham – Coleshill (Circulars) View stops
693 Castle Bromwich Circular View stops
900 Birmingham – Airport/NEC – Coventry View stops


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