National Express West Midlands route 256, 257, 259, 297 and 297A

The 256, 257, 259, 297 and 297A routes are bus routes in the West Midlands, United Kingdom.

History
These routes were originally routes 257 (Both Weekday and Sunday Services). The number 257A comes from the commuter peak journeys of the 257 in the evening heading towards Stourbridge Junction Rail Station. The 257A was withdrawn during the Dudley network review in 2008.

Present
These services currently runs every 30 minutes and runs in conjuction with services 259 and 256 between Wall Heath and Stourbridge to create a combined 10 minute frequencey. Between Stallings Lane/Tansley Green Road and Dudley it runs in conjunction with services 297 and 297A to make a combined 15 minute frequencey

Fares
National Express West Midlands currently has a maximum single fare of £1.50 on the route.

256

 * Stourbridge
 * Wordsley
 * Kingswinford
 * Wall Heath
 * Womborne
 * Wolverhampton

257

 * Stourbridge
 * Wordsley
 * Kingswinford
 * Wall Heath
 * Gornal Wood
 * Dudley

259

 * Stourbridge
 * Wordsley
 * Kingswinford
 * Wall Heath, Blaze Park

297/A

 * Stourbridge
 * Sainsburys, Wythemore Village
 * Russels Hall Hospital
 * Pensnett
 * Gornal Wood
 * Dudley