| 465 | |
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| Overview | |
| Operator | Transport UK London Bus |
| Garage | Twickenham |
| Vehicle | Alexander Dennis Enviro200 MMC |
| Peak vehicle requirement | 7 |
| Night-time | No night service |
| Route | |
| Start | Kingston upon Thames |
| Via | Surbiton Hook Chessington Malden Rushett Leatherhead Fetcham Mickleham |
| End | Dorking |
| Length | 15 miles (24 km) |
| Service | |
| Level | Daily |
| Frequency | About every 30-60 minutes |
| Journey time | 50-85 minutes |
| Operates | 05:15 until 00:33 |
London Buses route 465 is a jointTransport for London andSurrey County Council contracted bus route inLondon andSurrey, England.[1] Running betweenKingston upon Thames andDorking, it is operated byTransport UK London Bus.
The route extends the furthest from London of all Transport for London routes.[2]
From around the mid-1990s, service 465 was operated byLondon & Country. Upon being re-tendered, it passed toTellings-Golden Miller on 1 May 1999 and was extended pastKingston to Tellings'Fulwell Bus Garage. On 17 June 2005, route 465 was included in the sale of Tellings-Golden Miller toTravel London.[3]
In May 2006 the route was curtailed at Kingston and replaced by a new, less frequent route 481, despite a protest by a local group to keep the service.[4][5]
Upon being re-tendered, on 30 June 2007 the route passed toArriva Guildford & West Surrey. The contract change also saw the route withdrawn from Penrhyn Road inKingston, due to complaints from residents over the number of buses using the road. The replacement route is via Surbiton Road and Portsmouth Road.[6]
On 3 October 2009, route 465 was included in the sale of Arriva Guildford & West Surrey'sHorsham operation toMetrobus.[7] It was the onlyTransport for London contract to be worked out of the company'sCrawley garage.
Upon being re-tendered, on 30 June 2012 the route passed toQuality Line withOptare Versas.[8]
On 25 April 2020, the route was transferred with routes406 and418 toLondon United.[9]
From late June 2024 now run by Transport UK, timetable changed to run typically every 34 minutes.
The route is jointly managed byTransport for London andSurrey County Council. The section between Leatherhead and Dorking is financially supported by the council.[10][11]
Route 465 operates via these primary locations:[12][13]
Media related toLondon Buses route 465 at Wikimedia Commons
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