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Transport UK London BusAlexander Dennis Enviro400H MMC atWhite City bus station in June 2025
Overview
Operator	Transport UK London Bus
Garage	Armstrong Way
Vehicle	Alexander Dennis Enviro400 Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC Alexander Dennis Enviro400H MMC
Peak vehicle requirement	30
Night-time	N207
Route
Start	Hayes Bypass
Via	Southall Ealing Hospital Hanwell West Ealing Ealing Broadway Ealing Common Acton
End	White City bus station
Route map Legend Route 207  427 toUxbridge (York Road)  N207  SL8 toUxbridge station Hayes Bypass  207  Southall Trinity Road  427 toSouthall (Merrick Road) Southall North Road Southall Iron Bridge Ealing Hospital Hanwell Broadway West Ealing Broadway Ealing Broadway station Ealing Common station Acton Town Hall Acton Central station Acton Vale Bromyard Avenue Uxbridge Road Adelaide Grove Shepherd's Bush Market station Shepherd's Bush stations  N207 toBloomsbury Square White City bus station  SL8  207  This diagram: view talk edit ← {{{previous_line}}}  {{{system_nav}}}  {{{next_line}}} →

London Buses route 207 is aTransport for London contracted bus route inLondon, England. Running betweenHayes Bypass andWhite City bus station, it is operated byTransport UK London Bus.

Route 207 originates fromLondon United Tramways route 7 which ran betweenUxbridge andShepherd's Bush Green.^[1] In 1936, this route was replaced by a trolleybus route 607 which ran until 1960. Route 207 was introduced on 9 November 1960 as part of the trolleybus replacement program stage 8, replacing trolleybus route 607 between Uxbridge and Shepherd's Bush Green, usingAEC Routemasters. The route was converted to crew operatedDaimler Fleetlines in 1976, reverted to Routemasters in 1980 due to unreliability. One man operation followed in 1987 usingMCW Metrobuses. In 1990 limited stoproute 607 began, paralleling route 207.^[2]

The route, which runs along the entire length of theUxbridge Road, was operated as two overlapping sections in the late 1990s, with a peak vehicle requirement of 35 double-deckers.^[3] The proposedWest London Tram paralleled much of the 207.^[4]

Low floor buses replaced the MCW Metrobuses in 2001, along with sixarticulated buses which were on trial on the route for six months, running betweenHayes Bypass and Shepherd's Bush Green, fromFirst London'sGreenford garage. The trial was a success and on 9 April 2005 the route was split into two sections; the Hayes Bypass to Shepherd's Bush Green section retained the number 207 and was converted to single deckarticulated bus operation withMercedes-Benz O530Gs. The section betweenUxbridge andActon was renumbered427 usingDennis Trident 2s. A new base opened at Hayes for the 207; the Uxbridge and Acton allocations were withdrawn.^[5]

In October and November 2004 the route was found to have the highest level of police callouts of any service in London.^[6] Fare evasion following the conversion to bendy bus operation is also perceived to be a problem by local transport user group EPTUG.^[7]

Route 207 was extended from Shepherd's Bush Green toWhite City bus station whenWestfield London opened in November 2008.^[8][9] A month earlier, passengers' organisationLondon TravelWatch had claimed that the route carried more passengers than any other route in Europe, although this was disputed by some commentators.^[10] In 2009 it was announced by new Mayor of LondonBoris Johnson that articulated buses would be replaced by the end of 2011; it was initially expected that the 207 would be converted to rigid single-deck operation.^[7]

In February 2011,Transport for London confirmed that the route would be converted to double-deck vehicles in December 2011, and that the frequency of the route would be increased. Similar changes were planned for night bus variant N207. The proposals were criticised by localLiberal Democrat politicians for failing to increase the seating capacity of the route while increasing the number of vehicles on the Uxbridge Road.^[11]

On 10 December 2011, route 207 was converted back to double deck usingScania OmniCity double deckers. It was the last bus route in London to be operated by articulated buses.^[12]

On 22 June 2013, route 207 was included in the sale of First London's Hayes garage toMetroline.^[13][14][15]

Route 207 was London's fifth busiest bus route with 12.9 million passengers in 2015/16.^[16] The route passed toAbellio London on 6 April 2019.^[17]

Route 207 operates via these primary locations:^[18]

• Hayes Bypass
• Southall
• Ealing Hospital
• Ealing Broadway station
• Ealing Common station
• Acton Town Hall
• Acton Central station
• Shepherd's Bush Market station
• Shepherd's Bush stations
• White City bus stationforWood Lane station

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