| 10 | |
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| Overview | |
| Operator | London United |
| Garage | Stamford Brook |
| Vehicle | New Routemaster |
| Peak vehicle requirement | Day: 23 Night: 4 |
| Status | Defunct |
| Began service | 13 August 1988 (1988-08-13) |
| Ended service | 24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) |
| Predecessors | Route 73 |
| Night-time | 24-hour service |
| Route | |
| Start | Hammersmith bus station |
| Via | Kensington Hyde Park Corner Oxford Circus Russell Square |
| End | King's Cross station |
| Length | 7 miles (11 km) |
| Service | |
| Level | 24-hour service |
| Frequency | About every 8-12 minutes |
| Journey time | 36-74 minutes |
| Operates | 24-hour service |
London Buses route 10 was aTransport for London contracted bus route inLondon, England. It ran betweenHammersmith bus station andKing's Cross station, and was last operated byLondon United.
Route 10 commenced on 13 August 1988 to replaceroute 73 betweenHammersmith andHyde Park Corner following the latter being diverted toVictoria. The initial route was between Hammersmith andKing's Cross, and was run by theLondon United division. In April 1989, an allocation was introduced from the London Northern garage atHolloway. Route 10 was extended to the back ofHolloway garage viaYork Way and Brecknock Road. Initially this section did not run during early mornings, late evenings or Sundays, but a Sunday service was later added. Some journeys were then extended toArchway rather than terminating inTufnell Park. These were then withdrawn, but were reinstated following the withdrawal of localroute C12 in 1998.[1]
As part of a restructuring of services in the lead-up to the introduction of theLondon congestion charge, on 1 February 2003, route 10 was split in two: the route betweenArchway andKings Cross, and as far asMarble Arch, was taken over by newroute 390, and route 10 was shortened to serve only its original route between Hammersmith and King's Cross. Route 390 continued to be operated byMetroline with theAEC Routemasters which had operated route 10, while the new route 10 was operated byFirst London withAlexander ALX400 bodiedVolvo B7TLs.[1]
When next tendered, the route was awarded toTransdev London from 30 January 2010.[2] It was operated out ofStamford Brook garage.[3]
New Routemasters were introduced on 26 April 2014. The rear platform remained open from Monday to Friday between 06:00 and 19:30 when it was staffed by a conductor.[4] This was ceased in September 2016 when conductors were withdrawn.[5]
In 2015, Transport for London consulted on rerouting route 10 to serveRussell Square station.[6] The route was modified on 25 June 2016.[7] London United successfully tendered to retain the route from 28 January 2017 with a peak vehicle requirement of 23.[8]
As part of a programme to reduce the number of bus routes traversingOxford Street, route 10 ceased running on 24 November 2018, with the Marble Arch to Hammersmith section being replaced by a redirectedroute 23.[9][10][11]
Route 10 operated via these primary locations:[12]
forHammersmith station
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Media related toLondon Buses route 10 at Wikimedia Commons
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