492 495 Birkenhead - Beechwood Circular
A bus service operated by Arriva Merseyside
Balls Road (Oxton)
Sunday 19 April – Friday 8 May 2026
Balls Road between Christchurch Road and Woodchurch Road will be closed from Monday 20 April 2026 for approximately 19 days.
Service 492
• From Birkenhead will be as normal route to Claughton Road, then continue via Claughton Road, Park Road South, Palm Grove, Balls Road, then as normal route to Birkenhead. (Omits Exmouth Street, Oxton Road and a section of Balls Road).
Alternative bus stop: Claughton Road/Catherine Street/stop B and Shrewsbury Road/Columbia Road.
Service 495
• From Birkenhead will be as normal route to Balls Road, then via Palm Grove, Park Road South, Exmouth Street, Whetstone Lane, Borough Road to Birkenhead/Borough Road/Clifton Crescent where this bus terminates. (Omits a section of Balls Road, Balls Road East and a section of Borough Road).
Alternative bus stop: Shrewsbury Road/Alton Road.
Birkenhead to Beechwood Circular
Beechwood Circular to Birkenhead
Timetable data from Arriva UK Bus/Bus Open Data Service (BODS),
Arriva Merseyside
Contactless payment (tap on) or cash accepted
Mobile tickets and live bus tracking available on the Arriva app