First Potteries 40A Hanley (City Centre) - Wedgwood Visitor Centre Bus

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List of stops

Number of stops: 15

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Saturdays

bus station – World of Wedgwood

Timing points All stops

bus station	09:10	10:10	11:10	12:10	13:10	14:10
Harding Road	09:13	10:13	11:13	12:13	13:13	14:13
Wellesley Street	09:14	10:14	11:14	12:14	13:14	14:14
Stoke-on-Trent College	09:16	10:16	11:16	12:16	13:16	14:16
Seaford Street	09:17	10:17	11:17	12:17	13:17	14:17
Cadman Building	09:18	10:18	11:18	12:18	13:18	14:18
Stoke-on-Trent rail station	09:18	10:18	11:18	12:18	13:18	14:18
Glebe Street	09:21	10:21	11:21	12:21	13:21	14:21
Lytton Street	09:22	10:22	11:22	12:22	13:22	14:22
Fenton Manor	09:23	10:23	11:23	12:23	13:23	14:23
Raglan Walk	09:24	10:24	11:24	12:24	13:24	14:24
railway bridge	09:25	10:25	11:25	12:25	13:25	14:25
The Regent	09:25	10:25	11:25	12:25	13:25	14:25
Beech Grove	09:26	10:26	11:26	12:26	13:26	14:26
Heron House	09:27	10:27	11:27	12:27	13:27	14:27
Grove Avenue	09:28	10:28	11:28	12:28	13:28	14:28
Bourne Street	09:28	10:28	11:28	12:28	13:28	14:28
Highfield Drive	09:29	10:29	11:29	12:29	13:29	14:29
Hollybush Road	09:31	10:31	11:31	12:31	13:31	14:31
Cemlyn Avenue	09:32	10:32	11:32	12:32	13:32	14:32
Longton Hall Surgery	09:33	10:33	11:33	12:33	13:33	14:33
Conifer Grove	09:34	10:34	11:34	12:34	13:34	14:34
Swingle Hill Road	09:35	10:35	11:35	12:35	13:35	14:35
The John Marston	09:36	10:36	11:36	12:36	13:36	14:36
Thanet Grove	09:37	10:37	11:37	12:37	13:37	14:37
The Red House	09:37	10:37	11:37	12:37	13:37	14:37
Heathcote Road	09:39	10:39	11:39	12:39	13:39	14:39
bus station	09:42	10:42	11:42	12:42	13:42	14:42
Market Street	09:42	10:42	11:42	12:42	13:42	14:42
Dunrobin Street	09:45	10:45	11:45	12:45	13:45	14:45
Chaplin Road	09:45	10:45	11:45	12:45	13:45	14:45
Atholl Road	09:46	10:46	11:46	12:46	13:46	14:46
Belgrave Crescent	09:47	10:47	11:47	12:47	13:47	14:47
Chaplin Road	09:48	10:48	11:48	12:48	13:48	14:48
Cocknage Road	09:49	10:49	11:49	12:49	13:49	14:49
Cocknage Road	09:49	10:49	11:49	12:49	13:49	14:49
Longton Park	09:50	10:50	11:50	12:50	13:50	14:50
Maythorne Road	09:51	10:51	11:51	12:51	13:51	14:51
The Gables	09:52	10:52	11:52	12:52	13:52	14:52
Douglas Macmillan Hospice	09:53	10:53	11:53	12:53	13:53	14:53
Barlaston Road	09:53	10:53	11:53	12:53	13:53	14:53
Twyning Green	09:53	10:53	11:53	12:53	13:53	14:53
Shops	09:54	10:54	11:54	12:54	13:54	14:54
Yeovil Place	09:54	10:54	11:54	12:54	13:54	—
Ufton Close	09:55	10:55	11:55	12:55	13:55	—
Shepley Grove	09:56	10:56	11:56	12:56	13:56	—
Thatcham Green	09:56	10:56	11:56	12:56	13:56	—
Twyning Green	09:56	10:56	11:56	12:56	13:56	—
Barlaston Road	09:57	10:57	11:57	12:57	13:57	—
Barlaston Road	09:57	10:57	11:57	12:57	13:57	—
Wedgwood Drive	10:01	11:01	12:01	13:01	14:01	—
Ivyhouse Drive	10:02	11:02	12:02	13:02	14:02	—
World of Wedgwood	10:04	11:04	12:04	13:04	14:04	—

Times marked with "—" indicate that the vehicle does not stop at this stop.

World of Wedgwood – bus station

Timing points All stops

World of Wedgwood	—	10:05	11:05	12:05	13:05	14:05
Wedgwood Drive	—	10:08	11:08	12:08	13:08	14:08
Ivyhouse Drive	—	10:09	11:09	12:09	13:09	14:09
Barlaston Road	—	10:16	11:16	12:16	13:16	14:16
Barlaston Road	—	10:17	11:17	12:17	13:17	14:17
Twyning Green	—	10:17	11:17	12:17	13:17	14:17
Shops	—	10:18	11:18	12:18	13:18	14:18
Yeovil Place	—	10:19	11:19	12:19	13:19	14:19
Ufton Close	—	10:20	11:20	12:20	13:20	14:20
Shepley Grove	—	10:20	11:20	12:20	13:20	14:20
Thatcham Green	—	10:21	11:21	12:21	13:21	14:21
Twyning Green	—	10:21	11:21	12:21	13:21	14:21
Barlaston Road	—	10:22	11:22	12:22	13:22	14:22
Douglas Macmillan Hospice	—	10:22	11:22	12:22	13:22	14:22
The Gables	—	10:23	11:23	12:23	13:23	14:23
Maythorne Road	—	10:24	11:24	12:24	13:24	14:24
Longton Park	—	10:26	11:26	12:26	13:26	14:26
Cocknage Road	—	10:27	11:27	12:27	13:27	14:27
Chaplin Road	—	10:28	11:28	12:28	13:28	14:28
Belgrave Crescent	—	10:29	11:29	12:29	13:29	14:29
Atholl Road	—	10:30	11:30	12:30	13:30	14:30
Chaplin Road	—	10:31	11:31	12:31	13:31	14:31
Dunrobin Street	—	10:31	11:31	12:31	13:31	14:31
Longton Library	—	10:32	11:32	12:32	13:32	14:32
Edensor Road	—	10:34	11:34	12:34	13:34	14:34
Longton Exchange	—	10:34	11:34	12:34	13:34	14:34
bus station	—	10:35	11:35	12:35	13:35	14:35
Heathcote Road	—	10:38	11:38	12:38	13:38	14:38
The John Marston	—	10:39	11:39	12:39	13:39	14:39
Swingle Hill Road	—	10:40	11:40	12:40	13:40	14:40
St Paul's Church	—	10:41	11:41	12:41	13:41	14:41
Longton Hall Surgery	—	10:41	11:41	12:41	13:41	14:41
Cemlyn Avenue	—	10:43	11:43	12:43	13:43	14:43
Hollybush Road	—	10:43	11:43	12:43	13:43	14:43
Highfield Drive	—	10:44	11:44	12:44	13:44	14:44
Derry Street	—	10:46	11:46	12:46	13:46	14:46
Heron House	—	10:47	11:47	12:47	13:47	14:47
Beech Grove	09:26	10:48	11:48	12:48	13:48	14:48
The Regent	09:27	10:49	11:49	12:49	13:49	14:49
Smithpool Road	09:28	10:50	11:50	12:50	13:50	14:50
railway bridge	09:28	10:51	11:51	12:51	13:51	14:51
Stewart Street	09:30	10:52	11:52	12:52	13:52	14:52
Smithpool Road	09:30	10:53	11:53	12:53	13:53	14:53
Church Street	09:33	10:53	11:53	12:53	13:53	14:53
Stoke-on-Trent College	09:34	10:54	11:54	12:54	13:54	14:54
Fenton Manor	09:34	10:55	11:55	12:55	13:55	14:55
Lytton Street	09:34	10:55	11:55	12:55	13:55	14:55
Spode Factory	09:36	10:56	11:56	12:56	13:56	14:56
Civic Centre	09:38	10:57	11:57	12:57	13:57	14:57
Stoke-on-Trent rail station	09:38	10:58	11:58	12:58	13:58	14:58
Cadman Building	09:39	10:59	11:59	12:59	13:59	14:59
Beresford Street	09:41	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00
Wellesley Street	09:42	11:02	12:02	13:02	14:02	15:02
Harding Road	09:43	11:03	12:03	13:03	14:03	15:03
stop J1	09:46	11:06	12:06	13:06	14:06	15:06
bus station	09:46	11:06	12:06	13:06	14:06	15:06

Times marked with "—" indicate that the vehicle does not stop at this stop.

Last updated on March 23, 2026

Route Path (Streets & Roads)

Outbound: bus station – World of Wedgwood

Potteries Way - Regent Road - College Road - Beresford Street - College Road - Station Road - Glebe Street - City Road - SmithPool Road - Grove Road - Blurton Road - Longton Hall Road - Heathcote Road - Moulton Road - Market Street - Lightwood Road - Belgrave Road - Chaplin Road - Cocknage Road - Queens Park Avenue - Trentham Road - Barlaston Road - Waterside Drive - Wimborne Avenue - Waterside Drive - Shepley Grove - Waterside Drive - Barlaston Road - Lakewood Drive - Wedgwood Lane - Pashmina Avenue

Inbound: World of Wedgwood – bus station

Pashmina Avenue - Lakewood Drive - Wedgwood Lane - Barlaston Road - Waterside Drive - Wimborne Avenue - Waterside Drive - Shepley Grove - Waterside Drive - Barlaston Road - Trentham Road - Queens Park Avenue - Cocknage Road - Chaplin Road - Belgrave Road - Lightwood Road - The Strand - Moulton Road - Foley Road - Longton Hall Road - Blurton Road - Derry Street - Grove Road - SmithPool Road - City Road - Church Street - College Road - City Road - Elenora Street - Copeland Street - Station Road - College Road - Beresford Street - College Road - Regent Road - John Street - Lidice Way

All data is available in GTFS feed: great-britain

Bus 40A FAQ

What time does the 40A bus start operating?

Services on the 40A - Hanley (City Centre) - Wedgwood Visitor Centre bus start at 09:10 on Saturday.
What time does the 40A bus stop working?

Services on the 40A - Hanley (City Centre) - Wedgwood Visitor Centre bus stop at 14:54 on Saturday.
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40A (Stoke-on-Trent Buses)

The first stop of the 40A bus route is bus station and the last stop is World of Wedgwood. 40A (Hanley (City Centre) - Wedgwood Visitor Centre) is operational during everyday.

Additional information: 40A has 53 stops and the total trip duration for this route is approximately 54 minutes.

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