London Buses route 358

The route was introduced in 1989 on a commercial basis by Metrobus and initially only had two return journeys per day Monday to Friday. It became a Transport for London route in 2002 and was subsequently improved, with frequency increasing to every 12 minutes at peak times and every 20 minutes on evenings and Sundays. In 2014, it was taken over by London General who operate the route from Orpington bus garage.[1]

In October 2022, Irizar signed a contract with London General to supply twenty Irizar ie trams and the associated charging infrastructure for the route. At each end, an ultrafast charger will be installed to allow buses to charge via a reverse pantograph.[2][3][4]

Route 358 operates via these primary locations:[5]

• Orpington station
• Green Street Green
• Farnborough High Street
• Locksbottom
• Bromley Common
• Masons Hill
• Bromley South station
• Shortlands station
• Park Langley
• Eden Park station
• Elmers End Green
• Beckenham
• Clock House station
• Beckenham Road tram stop
• Penge High Street
• Anerley station
• Anerley Hill (for Crystal Palace station )
• Crystal Palace bus station