London Buses route SL2
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| SL2 | |
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| Overview | |
| Operator | Arriva London |
| Garage | Barking |
| Vehicle | Alexander Dennis Enviro400H City |
| Peak vehicle requirement | 16 |
| Began service | 2 March 2024 |
| Route | |
| Start | Walthamstow bus station |
| Via | South Woodford Clayhall Gants Hill Ilford Barking UEL Docklands Campus |
| End | North Woolwich |
| Service | |
| Level | Daily |
London Buses route SL2is aTransport for LondoncontractedSuperloopexpress bus route inLondon,England. Running betweenWalthamstow bus stationandNorth Woolwich,it is operated byArriva London.
The route partially parallels routes123and366.
History[edit]
On 21 July 2023, a consultation for route SL2 was opened byTransport for London,and closed on 4 September the same year.[1][2]It was awarded on 20 October 2023, and was introduced on 2 March 2024, using existingAlexander Dennis Enviro400H Citys.[3]It is operated byArriva Londonas a variation to itsroute 123contract that it parallels betweenWalthamstowandIlford.[4][1]
Current route[edit]
Route SL2 operates via these primary locations:[5]
- Walthamstow bus station
forWalthamstow Central station
- Walthamstow Market
- South Woodford
- Clayhall
- Gants Hill station
- Ilford station
- Barking station
- UEL Docklands CampusforGallions Reach station
- North Woolwichfor theWoolwich Ferry
Operation[edit]
The route operates at a frequency of a bus every 12 minutes on weekdays and Saturdays and a bus every 15 minutes on Sundays.[6]
Former route SL2[edit]
From June 1996 until August 2002, a previous route SL2 ran inCentral London,connecting the mainline railway stations atPaddington,Marylebone,Euston,St Pancras,King's Cross,Liverpool Street,Fenchurch Street,London Bridge,WaterlooandVictoria.[7][8]The route was operated byThorpesand branded as Stationlink, running an hourly (anticlockwise) circular service, with route SL1 operating in the reverse direction. SL1 and SL2 were replaced by routes205and 705 in August 2002.[7][8]
References[edit]
- ^ab"Consultation opens for planned express Superloop bus route in east London".Romford Recorder.2023-07-24.Retrieved2024-02-18.
- ^Proposals for a new express bus route between Walthamstow and North Woolwich Ferry (SL2 bus route), part of the SuperloopTransport for London
- ^"Route SL2 - award announced 20 October 2023".Transport for London.Retrieved2024-02-18.
- ^Short term contracts and a zero emission boost for CroydonBusesissue 825 December 2023
- ^Route SL2 MapTransport for London
- ^"Route SL2 Timetable".Transport for London.Retrieved10 March2024.
- ^abEnhancement of Accessible Bus Service Linking London's Mainline Railway StationsLondon Regional Transport27 June 1996
- ^abLatest service changesTransport for London 31 August 2002
External links[edit]
Media related toLondon Buses route SL2at Wikimedia Commons
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