492 495 Birkenhead - Beechwood Circular

A bus service operated by Arriva Merseyside

Balls Road (Birkenhead)
Tuesday 28 – Friday 31 October 2025

Balls Road will be closed between Euston Grove and James Street from Tuesday 28 October 2025 for approximately 4 days.

Service 492
• From Birkenhead will operate as normal route to Claughton Road, then continue via Claughton Road, Park Road South, Palm Grove to Balls Road, then resume normal route via Beechwood to Birkenhead. (Omits Exmouth Street, Oxton Road, and a section of Balls Road).
Alternative bus stops: Claughton Road, Coventry Street - Stop B and Shrewsbury Road, Colombia Road.

Service 495
• From Birkenhead will operate as normal route via Beechwood to Balls Road, then via Palm Grove, Park Road South, Exmouth Street, Whetstone Lane to Borough Road, then as normal route to Birkenhead (The Pyramids). (Omits a section of Balls Road, Balls Road East, and a section of Borough Road).
Alternative bus stops: Shrewsbury Road, Alton Road and Borough Road, Whetstone Lane.

https://www.merseytravel.gov.uk/travel-updates/balls-road-(birkenhead)/

Birkenhead to Beechwood Circular

Birkenhead, adj Clifton Crescent 10:1012:1014:1016:10
Birkenhead, adj Grange Road 10:1112:1114:1116:11
Birkenhead Bus Station (Stand 2) 10:1212:1214:1216:12
Birkenhead Catherine Street (Stop B) 10:1412:1414:1416:14
Birkenhead, adj Cook Street 10:1512:1514:1516:15
Birkenhead, adj Oak Bank 10:1612:1614:1616:16
Oxton, adj Mount Grove 10:1712:1714:1716:17
Oxton, adj Woodville Road 10:1812:1814:1816:18
Oxton, adj Kingsland Road 10:1912:1914:1916:19
Arno Hill, adj Highgreen Road 10:2012:2014:2016:20
Arno Hill, adj Gorsefield Road 10:2112:2114:2116:21
Arno Hill, opp Fairview Road 10:2312:2314:2316:23
Arno Hill, adj Storeton Close 10:2412:2414:2416:24
Arno Hill, adj Mill Hill 10:2412:2414:2416:24
Oxton, adj Ringwood 10:2512:2514:2516:25
Oxton, opp Village Road 10:2612:2614:2616:26
Oxton, nr Bidston Road 10:2612:2614:2616:26
Oxton, adj Flatt Lane 10:2712:2714:2716:27
Oxton, adj Churton Avenue 10:2812:2814:2816:28
Noctorum, adj Hogarth Drive 10:2912:2914:2916:29
Noctorum, opp Moorfields Avenue 10:3112:3114:3116:31
Noctorum, opp Ormond Way 10:3212:3214:3216:32
Noctorum, opp St Peters Way 10:3212:3214:3216:32
Noctorum, opp Beryl Road 10:3312:3314:3316:33
Noctorum Upton Station (Stop C ) 10:3312:3314:3316:33
Beechwood, opp First Avenue 10:3512:3514:3516:35
Beechwood, opp Second Avenue 10:3612:3614:3616:36
Beechwood, opp Third Avenue 10:3712:3714:3716:37
Beechwood, opp Fifth Avenue 10:3712:3714:3716:37
Beechwood Drive (opp) 10:3812:3814:3816:38
Beechwood, opp Bidston Green Drive 10:3912:3914:3916:39
Beechwood, opp St Oswalds Avenue 10:4012:4014:4016:40
Beechwood, adj Fender Way 10:4012:4014:4016:40
Bidston, adj School Lane 10:4112:4114:4116:41
Bidston, adj Compton Road 10:4212:4214:4216:42
Bidston, adj Hurrell Road 10:4312:4314:4316:43
Bidston, adj Gautby Road 10:4312:4314:4316:43
Bidston, opp Egan Road 10:4412:4414:4416:44
Birkenhead, adj Miriam Place 10:4512:4514:4516:45
Birkenhead, adj Connaught Way 10:4612:4614:4616:46
Birkenhead, adj Brassey Street 10:4712:4714:4716:47
Birkenhead Park, opp Bidston Avenue 10:4912:4914:4916:49
Claughton, nr Upton Road 10:5012:5014:5016:50
Claughton, adj Tollemache Road 10:5012:5014:5016:50
Claughton, adj Tollemache Road 10:5012:5014:5016:50
Claughton, nr Shrewsbury Close 10:5112:5114:5116:51
Oxton, opp Kingsmead Road 10:5112:5114:5116:51
Oxton, adj Beresford Road 10:5212:5214:5216:52
Oxton, adj Alton Road 10:5312:5314:5316:53
Oxton, adj Slatey Road 10:5412:5414:5416:54
Oxton Road (adj) 10:5612:5614:5616:56
Birkenhead, adj Carnforth Close 10:5812:5814:5816:58
Birkenhead, adj Whetstone Lane 11:0013:0015:0017:00
Birkenhead, adj Clifton Crescent 11:0313:0315:0317:03

Beechwood Circular to Birkenhead

Birkenhead, adj Clifton Crescent 11:1015:1017:10
Birkenhead, adj Grange Road 11:1115:1117:11
Birkenhead Bus Station (Stand 2) 11:1315:1317:13
Birkenhead Catherine Street (Stop B) 11:1515:1517:15
Birkenhead, adj Cook Street 11:1715:1717:17
Birkenhead, adj Oak Bank 11:1815:1817:18
Oxton, adj Woodchurch Road 11:1915:1917:19
Oxton, adj Lynn Bank 11:2115:2117:21
Oxton, adj Columbia Road 11:2215:2217:22
Oxton, adj Arnside Road 11:2215:2217:22
Oxton, adj Beresford Road 11:2315:2317:23
Oxton, adj Kingsmead Road 11:2315:2317:23
Oxton, opp Shrewsbury Close 11:2415:2417:24
Claughton, adj Tollemache Road 11:2515:2517:25
Claughton, adj Upton Road 11:2515:2517:25
Birkenhead Park, adj Bidston Avenue 11:2615:2617:26
Birkenhead, opp Plumer Drive 09:2711:2815:2817:28
Birkenhead, adj Dundonald Street 09:2711:2815:28
Birkenhead, adj Arkle Road 09:2811:2915:29
Bidston, opp Challis Street 09:3011:3115:31
Bidston, adj Hoblyn Road 09:3011:3115:31
Bidston, opp Hurrell Road 09:3111:3215:32
Bidston Village Road (adj) 09:3111:3215:32
Bidston, nr Eleanor Road 09:3311:3415:34
Beechwood, adj Fender Way 09:3411:3515:35
Beechwood, adj St Oswalds Avenue 09:3411:3515:35
Beechwood, adj Bidston Green Drive 09:3511:3615:36
Beechwood Drive (adj) 09:3611:3715:37
Beechwood, adj Fifth Avenue 09:3711:3815:38
Beechwood, adj Third Avenue 09:3711:3815:38
Beechwood, adj Second Avenue 09:3811:3915:39
Beechwood, adj First Avenue 09:3911:4015:40
Noctorum Upton Station (Stop B) 09:4011:4115:41
Noctorum, adj Beryl Road 09:4111:4215:42
Noctorum, nr St Peters Way 09:4211:4315:43
Noctorum, nr Ormond Way 09:4211:4315:43
Noctorum, adj Westcott Way 09:4311:4415:44
Noctorum, adj Moorfields Avenue 09:4311:4415:44
Noctorum, opp Hogarth Drive 09:4411:4515:45
Oxton, adj Hargrave Avenue 09:4611:4715:47
Oxton, opp Flatt Lane 09:4711:4815:48
Oxton, nr Bidston Road 09:4711:4815:48
Oxton, adj Village Road 09:4811:4915:49
Oxton, opp Hillside View 09:4811:4915:49
Oxton, nr Rose Mount 09:4911:5015:50
Arno Hill, adj Fairview Road 09:5011:5115:51
Prenton, opp Moss Lane 09:5111:5215:52
Arno Hill, opp Gorsefield Road 09:5211:5315:53
Arno Hill, adj Heatherdale Close 09:5411:5515:55
Oxton, adj South Hill Road 09:5511:5615:56
Birkenhead, nr Town View 09:5711:5815:58
Birkenhead, adj Grange View 09:5711:5815:58
Birkenhead, adj Barton Street 09:5912:0016:00
Birkenhead, adj Whetstone Lane 10:0012:0116:01
Birkenhead, adj Clifton Crescent 10:0212:0316:03

Timetable data from https://opendata.ticketer.com/uk/AMSY/routes_and_timetables/current.zip,

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