Liste der Buslinien in London
This article is a list of Transport for London (TfL) contracted London Bus routes in London, as well as commercial services that enter the Greater London area (except coaches).
Classification of route numbers
Historic classification
Historically bus routes run by London Transport were grouped by the type of service they provided.
The 1924 London Traffic Act imposed a numbering scheme known as the Bassom Scheme, after the chief constable of the Metropolitan Police. The odd letters came into use because the full length of a route was allocated the main number, whilst short workings used letter suffixes. The numbers reflected the company who operated the route.
The numbering was revised in 1934 after London Transport was formed:[1]
Route Number | Type of Service |
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1–199 | "Central Area" red double-decker services |
200–289 | "Central Area" red single-decker services |
290–299 | "Central Area" night routes |
300–399 | "Country Area" north of the River Thames (Rural services were operated by London Country Bus Services after 1970; |
400–499 | "Country Area" south of the River Thames |
500–699 | Trolleybuses |
700–800 | Green Line Coaches |
Current classification
Route Number | Type of Service |
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1–499 | Day routes, including 24-hour services. |
500–599 | Day routes that only run part-time. |
600–699 | Schoolday only services, normally operating one return journey per day. |
700–899 | Not used for local bus services - numbers reserved for regional and national coach services. |
900–999 | Mobility Services, normally operating one returning journey per week. |
N-prefixed routes | Night buses. |
X-prefixed routes | Express routes. |
Other letter-prefixed routes | Local day routes, including 24-hour services, with the letter denoting the town the bus travels through. |
Key
† | Transport for London services which cross the Greater London boundary. Standard ticketing applies throughout. |
†† | Rail Replacement Bus Services. Special fares apply. Travelcards accepted. |
List of routes
1–99
100–199
200–299
300–399
400–499
500–599
The 500 series numbers were originally allocated to Red Arrow services, and do not operate on Sundays. Routes 507 and 521 do not operate on Saturdays either.
Route | Start | End | Operator | Performance |
507 | Victoria | Waterloo | Go-Ahead London | [439] |
521 | Waterloo | London Bridge | Go-Ahead London | [440] |
549 | South Woodford | Loughton † | Go-Ahead London | [441] |
600–699
Many of these routes are run for schools to reduce overcrowding on regular bus services. Their timetables are subject to short notice alteration and re-routing in accordance with school requirements. A notable exception is route 607, which is a limited stop service operating in West London, whose number is "inherited" from the period (15 November 1936 - 8 November 1960), when this route was served by trolleybuses [2].
Route | Start | End | Educational Establishment | Operator |
601 | Thamesmead Town Centre | Dartford Heath † | Wilmington Hall School | Selkent |
602 | Thamesmead Town Centre | Bexleyheath | Townley Grammar School for Girls | Selkent |
603 | Swiss Cottage Station | Muswell Hill | Metroline | |
605 | Edgware tube station | Muswell Hill | Mill Hill County High School | Metroline |
606 | Queensbury | Barnet | Ravenscroft School | Sullivan Buses & Metroline |
607 | White City | Uxbridge | First London | |
609 | Hammersmith | Mortlake | Harrodian School | Metroline |
611 | Stonebridge Park | East Finchley | Metroline | |
612 | Selsdon | Wallington † | Wallington County Grammar School Warlingham Secondary School |
Metrobus |
613 | Worcester Park | Sutton Common | Glenthorne High School | Transdev London |
616 | Winchmore Hill | Edmonton Green | The Latymer School, Edmonton | First London |
617 | Turnpike Lane Station | Turkey Street | St Ignatius' College | Arriva London |
621 | Lewisham | Eltham | Crown Woods School | Go-Ahead London |
624 | Woolwich | Grove Park | Crown Woods School | Selkent |
625 | Plumstead Common | Chislehurst | Go-Ahead London | |
626 | Finchley | Potters Bar † | Dame Alice Owen's School | Metroline |
627 | Woodcote Green | Cheam | Wallington High School | Arriva London |
628 | Southgate | Kingsbury | JFS | Arriva London & Metroline |
629 | Wood Green | Turkey Street | St Ignatius' College | Arriva London |
632 | Colindale Station | Kilburn Park | Metroline | |
634 | Muswell Hill | Barnet | Arriva London | |
635 | Brentford | Sunbury Cross † | St. Paul's School | Metroline |
636 | Sidcup | Bromley North | Kemnal College | Selkent |
637 | Sidcup | Bromley South | Eltham College, Kemnal College, | Selkent |
638 | Sidcup | Coney Hall | Beaverwood School, Kemnal College, Cooper School | Selkent |
640 | South Harrow Station | Harrow Weald Clamp Hill | Whitmore High School, Salvatorian College, Sacred Heart College, Bentley Wood School | Metroline (Arriva Shires & Essex from 5th, September 2009) |
641 | Teddington School | West Molesey † | Teddington School | Transdev London |
642 | West Hendon | Stanmore London Academy | London Academy | Arriva Shires & Essex |
643 | Brent Cross | East Finchley | Christ's College Finchley | Metroline |
646 | Noak Hill | Cranham | First London | |
647 | Romford | Harold Hill | Harold Hill Community School | East London |
648 | Romford | Cranham | First London | |
649 | Romford | Emerson Park | Campion School | First London |
650 | Romford | Emerson Park | Emerson Park School | First London |
651 | Romford | North Romford | Bower Park School | Arriva London |
652 | Rainham | Upminster | Sanders Drapers School Havering Sixth Form College |
Go-Ahead London |
653 | JFS | Muswell Hill | JFS | Arriva London |
654 | Selsdon | Ramsden | Priory School Ravens Wood School |
Metrobus |
655 | Mitcham | Raynes Park | Raynes Park High School | Go-Ahead London |
656 | Gallows Corner | Emerson Park Parkstone Avenue | Emerson Park School | First London |
657 | Crooked Billet Sainsbury's | Woodford Wells | Trinity Catholic High School and Bancroft's School | Arriva London |
658 | Woolwich | Crown Woods School | Selkent | |
660 | Catford Bus Garage | Eltham | Crown Woods School | Selkent |
661 | Mottingham | Petts Wood | Eltham College & Cooper School | East Thames Buses |
664 | New Addington | Biggin Hill | Charles Darwin School Ravens Wood School |
Metrobus |
665 | Surbiton | New Malden | Holy Cross School | Transdev London |
667 | Ilford | Chigwell † | West Hatch School | Arriva London |
669 | Erith | Albany Park | Cleeve Park School | East Thames Buses |
670 | Clapham Junction | Putney | John Paul II School | Go-Ahead London |
671 | Chessington S. Sta. | Kingston | Tiffin Girls' School | Transdev London |
672 | Woolwich | Thamesmead | Woolwich Polytechnic School | Selkent |
673 | Beckton | Becontree | Warren School | Arriva London |
674 | Romford | Harold Hill | East London | |
675 | St James Street | Woodford | Woodbridge High School | Arriva London |
678 | Beckton | Stratford | St Angela's Ursuline School | East London |
679 | Goodmayes | Chingford | Arriva London | |
681 | Hounslow | Teddington | Teddington School | Transdev London |
683 | Friern Barnet | Kingsbury | JFS | Arriva London |
685 | Selsdon | Hamsey Green † | Wallington County Grammar School Warlingham Secondary School |
Arriva London |
686 | Romford | Harold Hill | St. Edward's School | First London |
688 | Southgate | Kingsbury | JFS | Arriva London |
689 | Clapham Common | West Norwood | Burntwood School | Arriva London |
690 | Clapham Common | West Norwood | Burntwood School | Arriva London |
691 | Ham | Surbiton | Hollyfield School | Transdev London |
696 | Hayes Bourne Avenue | Bishop Ramsey School | Transdev London | |
697 | Ickenham | Kinghill Avenue | Transdev London | |
698 | Ickenham | West Drayton | Transdev London | |
699 | Winchmore Hill | Potters Bar † | Dame Alice Owen's School | First London |
900–999
These are Mobility Bus Routes. These routes provide a once a week return journey to a local shopping centre where there is no alternative route in the main bus network. The prevalence of low-floor buses across London has reduced somewhat the number of Mobility Bus services.
Route | Start | End | Day of Operation | Operator |
917 | Park Hill Rise | Croydon | Wednesdays only | Travel London |
931 | Crystal Palace | Lewisham | Fridays only | Travel London |
941 | Bedfont Green | Hampton Hill Sainsburys | Wednesdays only | Travel London |
953 | Scrattons Farm | Chase Cross | Wednesdays only | First London |
958 | Woodford | Ilford | Tuesdays only | First London |
965 | Riverhill | Kingston Sainsburys | Mondays and Fridays only | Transdev London |
969 | Whitton | Roehampton Vale Asda | Tuesdays and Fridays only | Travel London |
972 | Neasden Birchen Grove | Colindale Asda | Thursdays only | First London |
Letter prefixes
Night only routes (N-prefixed)
Night bus routes are often related to the day numerical equivalent, normally running the same route but with an extension at either end of the service. This is normally to provide a night service to destinations served by tube or train during the day.
However, in a few cases, a few services have a route number that has no connection to its daytime equivalent, such as the N5, which operates in a different part of London to day route 5.
There are also 24-hour routes, which are listed in the day routes above, shaded blue. Route 65 is classed as a 24-hour service, but unusually has an extension to its night service, rather than the night service being designated N65.
Commercial routes within the London area
These routes are operated with a London Service Permit issued by Transport for London.
See also
References
Bibliography
- Atkin, Michael. "THIS SCEPTRED ISLE", The Guardian
External links
- London Bus Routes Fotopic
- London Buses
- Comprehensive London Bus Routes website, including upcoming and implemented changes
- London Bus Routes
- ↑ http://www.guardian.co.uk/notesandqueries/query/0,,-197292,00.html
- ↑ ["http://www.trolleybus.net/gb607.htm" "David Bradley online".] Abgerufen am 11. Juli 2009.