Sprint is a bus rapid transit scheme under construction in the West Midlands, England. The project is developed by

Transport for West Midlands Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) is the public body responsible for co-ordinating transport services in the West Midlands metropolitan county in England. It is an executive body of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), with bus fran ...

Quinton route

In July 2014, it was announced that a new

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bus-tram service "featuring vehicles that look and operate like a tram but without tracks", named Sprint, would be introduced on the

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, which would connect with the Metro's Line One extension. Viewed as 'Metro's Little Sister', Sprint is intended to offer a higher level of service quality than standard bus services, and will feature some bus priority measures, like bus lanes and priority signalling to speed up service. Sprint should grow demand, and improve connectivity in areas which do not yet fully justify Metro access. Centro stated that the new City Centre-Quinton route was chosen primarily for its potential for economic growth. The route will have 16 stops.

Cross-city route

Plans remain for the 'Quinton line' but priority was given, following the award of the

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to Birmingham, for a cross-city route from Walsall along the A34 road, passing by the

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in Perry Barr to Birmingham City Centre and on to

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and

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. Work began in April 2021 with the aim to be complete before the Commonwealth Games start in July 2022. , no Sprint vehicles have been commissioned.

Future routes

Future routes are proposed to Stourbridge, Longbridge and Sutton Coldfield and Dudley.TfWM https://www.tfwm.org.uk/who-we-are/what-we-do/sprint-bus-priority-corridor/the-sprint-route/ In 2014, money was also allocated for a service to

"by 2021".

References

{{reflist Bus routes in the West Midlands (county) Transport in Birmingham, West Midlands