London Buses route 153

London Buses route 153 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Finsbury Park bus station and Liverpool Street bus station, it is operated by London General.

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London General Alexander Dennis Enviro200EV at Finsbury Park station in October 2023
Overview
OperatorLondon General
GarageWaterloo
VehicleAlexander Dennis Enviro200EV
Peak vehicle requirement11
Night-timeNo night service
Route
StartFinsbury Park bus station
ViaHolloway
Barnsbury
Islington
Barbican
EndLiverpool Street bus station
Length6 miles (9.7 km)
Service
LevelDaily
FrequencyAround every 12-20 minutes
Journey time25-52 minutes
Operates04:55 until 00:44

History

In July 2017, it was announced that the route would be entirely operated by electric buses by 2019.[1]

From 5 December 2020, the route was extended from Finsbury Square to Liverpool Street station.[2]

In February 2018, the route finally became entirely operated by electric buses following the deployment of 11 Alexander Dennis Enviro200EV bodied single-decker buses from BYD. Around this time, the route also transferred from HCT Group to London General.[3][4]

Operation

The route is operated from London General's Waterloo bus garage, which has had charging points fitted to accommodate the electric buses.[5][6] It operates with a frequency of 5 buses per hour during the day and 3 buses per hour during the evening.[2]

References
  1. Vanner, Kelsey (7 July 2017). "TfL to launch three new all-electric bus routes to cut pollution". Transport Network. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  2. Skoulding, Lucy (9 December 2020). "The big changes coming to London's bus routes in major TfL shake-up". MyLondon. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  3. "Tender news from across London". Bus Talk. No. 16. p. 5.
  4. Ayre, James (13 February 2018). "New BYD ADL Electric Bus Fleet Deployed In London -- Route 153 Now Fully Electric". CleanTechnica. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  5. "BYD ADL Partnership Transforms 4th London Bus Route to Pure Electric". Mass Transit Magazine. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  6. "London launches fourth all-electric bus route with BYD". electrive.com. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
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