West Midlands bus route 42 (Coventry)

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

Since 26 February 2012 the entire service is operated under tender to 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 and was subsidised by Centro 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 give time and reliability for the route between City Centre and Cannon Park which was adjusted to additionally serve Sir Henry Parkes Road which lost a commercial bus service when the level crossing at Canley railway station was permanently closed.
September 2009 - Twenty-nine new bus stops were erected along the route to phase out the hail and ride sections.
26 February 2012 - Owing to a bus network review the section of route between City Centre and Cannon Park was withdrawn and replaced in segments by new bus services 9A, 18A, 47 and 87.

Bus routes in the West Midlands

Birmingham and Solihull	2 3 Yardley Wood Road 7 8A 8C Inner Circle 11A 11C Outer Circle 28 28A 28B 50 66 66A 144 Tracline 65 (defunct)

Coventry	1 2 4 11 12 19 19W 19X 23 42 81 81E 81W 360 801 X17 PRS Park and Ride

Sandwell and Dudley	40

Walsall	19 301 302

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)