Bus route 253 in Leeds: City Square ↔ Greenside

Bus route 253 in Leeds runs between “City Square” and “Greenside”.

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Where bus 253 goes

Towards “Greenside”: 50 stops. After “City Square”, the bus calls at “Wellington”, “Wellington Bridge”, “Holbeck Lane”, “Domestic Road”, “Copleyhill Trading Estate”, “Dragon Bridge”, “Dixon Lane”, “Royds Lane”, “Wortley Ringways”, “Whitehall Drive”. Then “Branch Road”, “Whitehall Ind Est”, “Coach Road”, “Lawns Lane”, “Wolley Avenue”, “Walsh Lane”, “New Farnley Cem”, “Low Moor Side Lane”, “Valley Mills”, “Cockersdale”. Then “Lumb Hall Way”, “Summerbank Close”, “Drighlington Xroads”, “Moorland Road”, “Moortop”, “Hodgson Lane”, “Bar”, “Birkenshaw Bar”, “St Pauls Road”, “Russell Grove”. Then “Birkenshaw Town St”, “Bradford Road Park View”, “Halfway House”, “BBG Academy”, “Holme House”, “West House”, “Pit Lane”, “Gomersal Public Hall”, “Gomersal School”, “Gomersal Hill Top”. Before “Greenside”: “Gomersal Cricket Club”, “Oxford Road Whinmoor Gardens”, “Union Mills”, “Oxford Road Castle Hill Road”, “Gomersal Road Prospect Road”, “Elm Grove”, “Westfield Road”, “Bridge Street”.

On the way back, from “Greenside” to “City Square”: 49 stops. Only in this direction does it call at “Gomersal Road”, “Quarry Mills”, “Oxford Road Lower Lane”, “Kirkstone Drive”, “Wortley Lane” and “The Roundhouse”. Only in the direction of “Greenside” does it call at, among others, “Holbeck Lane”, “Domestic Road”, “Bar”, “Gomersal School”, “Oxford Road Whinmoor Gardens” and “Union Mills”. For the way back, board nearby: “Holbeck Lane” → “Wortley Lane” (300 m), “Domestic Road” → “Wortley Lane” (200 m), “Bar” → “Birkenshaw Bar” (100 m) and “Gomersal School” → “Gomersal Hill Top” (200 m). Towards “Greenside”, board nearby: “Gomersal Road” → “Gomersal Road Prospect Road” (50 m), “Quarry Mills” → “Union Mills” (50 m), “Oxford Road Lower Lane” → “Oxford Road Whinmoor Gardens” (50 m) and “Kirkstone Drive” → “Gomersal Hill Top” (100 m).

Connections

On part of the route, between “Holbeck Lane” and “Bar” it shares the road with routes 254 and 255; between “City Square” and “Holbeck Lane” it shares the road with route 65; between “Birkenshaw Bar” and “Birkenshaw Town St” it shares the road with routes 283 and 283A.

Connections by stop, in route order:

• “City Square”: buses 1, 4, 4F, 7, 7A, 7S, 14, 15, 16, 16A, 19, 19A, 24, 33, 34, 42, 49, 50, 50A, 60A, 64, 72, 81, 163, 200, 201, 202, 203, 229, X6 and X11
• “Wellington”: buses 1, 4, 4F, 14, 15, 16, 16A, 33, 34, 42, 60A, 81, 229 and X11
• “Wellington Bridge”: buses 1, 4, 4F, 14, 15, 16, 16A, 33, 34, 42, 60A, 72, 81, 229 and X11
• “Holbeck Lane” (only towards “Greenside”): buses 86 and 229
• “Domestic Road” (only towards “Greenside”): buses 86 and 229
• “Copleyhill Trading Estate”: buses 86 and 229
• “Dragon Bridge”: bus 229
• Stops from “Wortley Ringways” to “Branch Road”: bus 42
• Stops from “New Farnley Cem” to “Valley Mills”: bus 205
• Stops from “Summerbank Close” to “Moorland Road”: bus 425
• Stops from “St Pauls Road” to “BBG Academy”: bus 259
• “Gomersal School” (only towards “Greenside”): buses 200 and 272
• “Gomersal Hill Top”: buses 200 and 272
• “Gomersal Cricket Club”: buses 200 and 272
• “Oxford Road Whinmoor Gardens” (only towards “Greenside”): bus 272
• “Union Mills” (only towards “Greenside”): bus 272
• “Oxford Road Castle Hill Road”: bus 272
• “Gomersal Road Prospect Road” (only towards “Greenside”): buses 271 and 272
• “Elm Grove”: buses 229, 271 and 272
• “Westfield Road”: buses 229, 271 and 272
• “Bridge Street”: buses 200, 201, 229, 250, 268, 271 and 272
• “Greenside”: buses 200, 201, 229, 250, 268, 271 and 272
• “Gomersal Road” (only towards “City Square”): buses 271 and 272
• “Quarry Mills” (only towards “City Square”): bus 272
• “Oxford Road Lower Lane” (only towards “City Square”): bus 272
• “Kirkstone Drive” (only towards “City Square”): buses 200 and 272
• “Wortley Lane” (only towards “City Square”): buses 4, 4F, 16, 16A, 42, 86 and 229
• “The Roundhouse” (only towards “City Square”): buses 4, 4F, 15, 16, 16A, 42, 72, 229 and X11

Pages for these routes: bus X11, bus X6, bus 1, bus 4, bus 4F, bus 7A, bus 7S, bus 14, bus 15, bus 16, bus 16A, bus 19, bus 19A, bus 24, bus 33, bus 34, bus 42, bus 49, bus 50, bus 50A, bus 60A, bus 64, bus 65, bus 72, bus 81, bus 86, bus 163, bus 200, bus 201, bus 205, bus 229, bus 255, bus 271, bus 283, bus 283A, bus 425.

Passes and concessions

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Questions and answers

Does bus 253 go to “Bradford Road Park View”?

Yes, in both directions.

Where can I change from bus 253 to another bus route?

Most routes stop at “City Square” (1, 4, 4F, 7, 7A, 7S, 14, 15, 16, 16A, 19, 19A, 24, 33, 34, 42, 49, 50, 50A, 60A, 64, 72, 81, 163, 200, 201, 202, 203, 229, X6 and X11) and “Wellington Bridge” (1, 4, 4F, 14, 15, 16, 16A, 33, 34, 42, 60A, 72, 81, 229 and X11). All other stops with connections are listed above.

Checked on 30 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Metro).