West Midlands bus route 42 (Coventry)

42
Overview
Operator	National Express Coventry
Vehicle	Optare Solo
Route
Start	Coundon
Via	Coventry City Centre Wainbody Avenue Canley Gardens
End	Cannon Park (Shopping Centre)
Length	11 miles

West Midlands bus route 42 (Coventry) is a bus service in the city of Coventry in the West Midlands region of England.

The City Centre - Cannon Park section of the route is operated with support from Centro.

History

Prior to 4 April 2004 - Route 42 (which came into existence c.1992) operated between City Centre and Cannon Park only. Another route numbered 49 (which came into existence c.1989) operated between Coundon and Coventry Rail Station via Coventry City Centre.
From 4 April 2004 - Routes 42 and 49 were merged into one route numbered 42, this alleviated the duplication where both routes overlapped between Coventry City Centre and Coventry Rail Station. The time saved here was used to add running time and improve reliability for the route between City Centre and Cannon Park.
September 2009 - Twenty-nine new bus stops were erected along the route to phase out the hail and ride sections.

Bus routes in the West Midlands

Birmingham and Solihull	5 6 31 X20 Stratford Road 7 8A 8C Inner Circle 9 140 141 192 Hagley Road 11A 11C Outer Circle 28 28A 28B Line 33 37 Warwick Road 45 47 Pershore Road 50 51 X51 Walsall Road 58 60 900 957 Coventry Road 61 62 63 Bristol Road 82 82 87 89 Dudley Road 144 451 'Sutton Lines'

Coventry	1 2 11 19 19W 19X 21 21C 21W 27 42 81 81E 81W 82 801 900 X17 PRN PRS Park and Ride U1 U2 U12 U17 Unibus

Sandwell & Dudley	9 140 141 192 Hagley Road 410 451

Walsall	1 2 5 19 22 51 X51 Walsall Road 77 332 549 369 370 370A 404 529

Wolverhampton	79 126 529

Bus Stations	Bearwood Bilston Halesowen Coventry (Pool Meadow) Cradley Heath Digbeth (Birmingham National Express) Dudley Merry Hill Walsall (St Pauls) Wednesbury West Bromwich Wolverhampton (Pipers Row)