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| Overview | |
| Operator | London General (Go-Ahead London) |
| Garage | Orpington |
| Vehicle | Irizar ie tram[1] |
| Peak vehicle requirement | 17 |
| Night-time | No night service |
| Route | |
| Start | Crystal Palace bus station |
| Via | Anerley Penge Beckenham Eden Park Shortlands Bromley Locksbottom Farnborough Green Street Green |
| End | Orpington station |
| Length | 15 miles (24 km) |
| Service | |
| Level | Daily |
| Frequency | About every 12-20 minutes |
| Journey time | 45-97 minutes |
| Operates | 04:00 until 01:29 |
London Buses route 358 is aTransport for London contracted bus route inLondon, England. Running betweenCrystal Palace bus station andOrpington station, it is operated byGo-Ahead London subsidiaryLondon General.
The route is one of the longest in London, at around 15 miles (24 km) in length.[2]
The route was introduced in 1989 on a commercial basis byMetrobus 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 fromOrpington bus garage.[citation needed]
In October 2022,Irizar signed a contract withLondon General to supply twenty ie tramelectric buses and the associated charging infrastructure for the route. At each end of the route an ultrafast charger was installed to allow buses to charge via a reverse pantograph (an overheadpantograph that drops down onto the bus).[3][4][5][6] The ie tram buses began operating on the route on 20 November 2024.[2][1]
Route 358 operates via these primary locations:[7]
Media related toLondon Buses route 358 at Wikimedia Commons
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